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: ...

With a years-long shift to skills-based instruction and grading, this district found an unexpected outcome—an increase in AP ...

The number of high school students taking Advanced Placement exams increased 95% over the past decade, but many still do not ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

FRESNO, Calif. (KFSN) -- At Bullard High School, Carly Trejo takes the role of AP Coordinator very seriously. "It can be very intimidating," she said. "I do not want them to be intimidated." Trejo ...

As the school year nears its end, a group of Franklin Community High School students finally completed the task they had worked on for months. Students presented their Advanced Placement research and ...