(Edweek) By Jaclyn Zubrzycki.
The number of high school students taking Advanced Placement exams continued to grow last year, and more of the test-takers were from low-income families, according to the College Board’s latest annual report on the program.
In the high school graduating class of 2016, 1.1 million students took at least one Advanced Placement test at some point in their high school careers, more than 25,000 more than last year. And more than 20 percent of that graduating class earned a score of 3 or higher on a scale of 1 to 5 on at least one AP exam—thus opening up the possibility for them to receive college credit for their work in high school, according to the College Board, the New York City-based organization that administers the testing program. Continue reading…
