California still an AP leader, for now
Posted in Achievement GapWhile California schools have lagged behind the nation by some performance measures, it has been a leader in one significant area: the percentage of high school students who take Advanced Placement courses and then pass the AP exams. This has been true in every subject, from AP physics to AP psychology.
During the past decade, the numbers of students taking and succeeding in AP courses – an indicator of readiness for rigorous college work — have continued to rise, though not as dramatically as in states that have pushed AP, particularly among minority students.
And now the budget crisis facing California schools, compounded perhaps by sanctions of the No Child Left Behind law, could further erode AP participation, to the detriment of students competing for admission to the University of California and other top colleges. (Read more and comment on this post)
During the past decade, the numbers of students taking and succeeding in AP courses – an indicator of readiness for rigorous college work — have continued to rise, though not as dramatically as in states that have pushed AP, particularly among minority students.
And now the budget crisis facing California schools, compounded perhaps by sanctions of the No Child Left Behind law, could further erode AP participation, to the detriment of students competing for admission to the University of California and other top colleges. (Read more and comment on this post)