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Direct linkHammond, Bruce G. – Education Digest: Essential Readings Condensed for Quick Review, 2009
A quiet revolution is picking up steam in the nation's private secondary schools, with broad implications for college admissions and for teaching and learning on both sides of the transition from high school to college. About 50 of the nation's leading college-preparatory schools have opted out of the College Board's Advanced Placement (AP)…
Descriptors: Advanced Placement Programs, College Admission, College Students, Higher Education
Oxtoby, David W. – Education Digest: Essential Readings Condensed for Quick Review, 2007
In most schools, the rush toward Advanced Placement (AP) courses goes on unabated. In 2006 the number of students taking AP exams increased almost 10 percent over the preceding year. This is largely because of the growing intensity of the admissions game and the urge on the part of college applicants to seek out every advantage. In applying to…
Descriptors: Advanced Placement Programs, Educational Trends, Secondary School Curriculum, College Preparation
