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Friends:<br>
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The Baltimore Sun ran a long story about enhanced access to AP classes in
Maryland this week. Below is an excerpt from the Public Education
News summarizing the report and a link to the original story.<br>
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Margaret<br>
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<b>Who benefits from wider access to AP?<br>
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</b>The vast expansion of Advanced Placement (AP) classes since 2006 to
bright, low-income and minority students has failed its promise, writes
Liz Bowie for The Baltimore Sun. Huge numbers of students have not
progressed from low-performing high schools to selective colleges with
credits in hand. Students poorly prepared in earlier grades have
floundered in AP classes, or been awarded As and Bs in coursework but
failed AP exams. Many arrive to college with AP on their transcripts but
skills so low they need remedial classes. ...<br>
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<a href="http://www.baltimoresun.com/news/maryland/education/bal-ap-test-scores-maryland-schools-have-been-leader-in-advanced-placement-but-results-are-mixed-20130816,0,583144.htmlpage#ixzz2czr8QXjn" eudora="autourl">http://www.baltimoresun.com/news/maryland/education/bal-ap-test-scores-maryland-schools-have-been-leader-in-advanced-placement-but-results-are-mixed-20130816,0,583144.htmlpage#ixzz2czr8QXjn</a><br>
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