AASA, The School Superintendents Association

Advanced Classes for All Students

Reflections on how raising expectations and expanding access to advanced coursework can empower all students to excel.

Should my child take AP or dual enrollment? What to know about the programs

Dual enrollment has been growing in popularity, with over 2.5 million high schoolers taking at least one dual-credit course ...
Yahoo

Do Advanced Placement students think their classes are worth it? Here’s what they say

Students like that taking AP courses saves them money and lets them earn college credit in high school. Hamasa Mashal is a junior at Turlock High School. This year, she is taking five AP classes: ...
KTAR News

Advanced Placement classes double in popularity

WASHINGTON (AP) – Columbus McKinney is taking his fifth Advanced Placement course at Woodrow Wilson High School in Washington, undeterred even though he didn’t score high enough to get college credit ...
The Washington Post

Scholar knocks AP classes but needs to see more of how they excite kids

Annie Abrams is a high school English teacher with a doctorate in American literary history from New York University. She has received well-deserved praise for her new book, “Shortchanged: How ...
Chicago Parent

These Are The Hardest AP Classes To Pass

Discover the 10 toughest AP exams by pass rate, revealing challenges and surprises for high school students striving for college credit. Every May, millions of high school students charge up their ...
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The 10 hardest AP classes to pass in high school, according to data—and no, #1 is not calculus

Every May, millions of high school students charge up their graphing calculators, crank out practice essays, and brush up on topics like participatory democracy and kinematics in preparation for ...
Los Angeles Times

AP classes at risk of closing at El Rancho High

El Rancho High, a school that emphasizes optimizing academic and career opportunities, has some AP classes with low enrollment and some that are at risk of closing. The school has more than 2,000 ...
Newsweek

School Offering AP Courses for Only Black, Latinx Students Sparks Backlash

An Advanced Placement Calculus course definition at an Illinois High School is eliciting accusations of segregation. The discussion of race in the classroom has divided many across the nation, with ...
WUNC

More NC students are taking high school classes for college credit than ever before

More North Carolina high school students are taking an advanced placement class for college credit this school year than any year before. At the same time, a greater share of students of color are ...
Ames Tribune

Ames High AP science classes struggle to teach students content appropriately

Last year, senior Ritika Tappeta walked into her AP Biology class excited for the year ahead. Instead, she was severely disappointed. By the end of the year, the class had completed three of the eight ...