Who Benefits From the Expansion of AP Classes?

By Alina Tugand (The New York Times Magazine). … A.P. U.S. government, like the 38 other A.P. courses developed by the College Board, a nonprofit organization, is a difficult class. Students are expected to read college-level textbooks, grasp complicated vocabulary and concepts and spend 30 minutes to an hour each night on homework. At the […]

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Where’s my score? About 125 ACT tests get lost in L.A.

(Los Angelos Times) by Sonali Kohli The company that administers the ACT college entrance exam is looking for about 125 tests that went missing after students took the test in April at University High School. “We are working with the test center supervisor and the carrier (FedEx) to attempt to locate the package,” ACT, Inc. […]

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