Atlanta Public Schools is making a concerted effort, like others nationally, to get more historically underrepresented students into Advanced Placement classes.

When teachers mention Advanced Placement (AP) classes, the first thought that came to my mind is how hard they are, and how much more credit they offer. I am a student who gets a hold of challenges to ...

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: ...

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 College Board’s Advanced Placement courses have become omnipresent in American high schools, supposedly representing a leg up for the college bound, the AP tests a chance for the best and ...

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El Rancho High offers 12 AP classes but trying to keep them from closing has become an increasingly concerning issue for the school. El Rancho High, a school that emphasizes optimizing academic and ...

High school students may be offered the opportunity to take Advanced Placement classes, considered equivalent to a college-level course. These classes tend to be more challenging and offer a number of ...

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The College Board dispute with Florida over Advanced Placement courses escalated on Thursday as the education nonprofit accused Gov. Ron DeSantis' administration of having "effectively banned" a high ...

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 ...