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Direct linkOxtoby, 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
Martinez, Tony P.; Martinez, Alison P. – Education Digest: Essential Readings Condensed for Quick Review, 2005
United World College of the American West (UWC-USA) which was founded in 1982 by the Occidental Petroleum magnate and philanthropist, Armand Hammer, is an upper-secondary school with 200 students and two dozen faculty from 80 countries or more. Situated amid traditional Hispanic settlements in New Mexico's scenic Sangre de Cristo Mountains,…
Descriptors: College Preparation, Global Education, Acculturation, Secondary Schools
