It's one big perk of taking a tougher class: San Diego teens who get a B in an Advanced Placement class can get the same credit on their report card as for an A in an ordinary class, as long as they take the Advanced Placement exam.
Now San Diego Unified may stop requiring teens to take that test to get the grade boost, but keep giving them higher grades for just taking the Advanced Placement class in the first place.
Why the change? The budget.
San Diego Unified plans to stop paying for the exams next school year to save nearly $700,000. It had just started paying for the exams last school year, part of an initiative by