The College Board’s Advanced Placement courses have become omnipresent in American high schools, supposedly representing a leg up for the college bound, the AP tests a chance for the best and ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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: ...

Taking Advanced Placement classes can help you challenge yourself, get ahead and earn college credit while still in high school. Selecting the right AP courses can also boost your exam success and ...

Atlanta Public Schools is making a concerted effort, like others nationally, to get more historically underrepresented students into Advanced Placement classes.

ROCHESTER, N.Y. — A group of local students went to Albany on Tuesday to advocate for making advanced placement classes more accessible. For many RCSD students, taking an AP course is a ...

More public high school students are taking Advanced Placement courses and exams than at any time since 2018. The number of Michigan students taking Advanced Placement (AP) classes in 2023 increased ...