The state of education in Florida has gone topsy-turvy these days. Back when I was a student, education was about learning things. These days, education in Florida is all about what you can’t learn.

The College Board is adding two new AP courses to its 70-year-old program. The goal is to respond to a changing industry, job market demand, as well as ways to best prepare students whether or not ...

The College Board over the last few years has bet on two new courses to boost participation of underrepresented students in the Advanced Placement program: AP African American Studies and AP ...

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 ...

Studio10’s Krystin Rae is speaking with Terry Redican, the AP Vice President about the value of taking Advanced Placement Courses. According to the College Board, more than 2.8 million students take ...

Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools is making gradual gains in the percentage of high school students completing at least one college-level course by graduation, but the district wants more. A pair of ...

WOOSTER – A recent announcement by Wooster City Schools that some advanced placement courses will be cut next school year has touched off a debate among the school community about what the district ...

Some 2.7 million students just finished taking 4.8 million Advanced Placement exams, according to The Washington Post. These three-hour exams, offered in May of each year, mark the culmination of ...

I concur with Michael Mendillo (“Stop Letting High-School Courses Count for College Credit,” The Chronicle, January 1). I’d add the following: The issue is part of a much broader trend of portfolio ...