Percentage of Students Participating and Succeeding in AP® Increases; Access to AP Still an Issue for Many Underrepresented Minority Students
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Across U.S. public high schools, 18.1 percent of graduates participated in the Advanced Placement Program® (AP®) and earned at least one AP Exam score of 3 or — higher — a testament to the conviction of many educators that more students deserve access to rigorous course work in high school. At the same time, the increasing number of graduates who participated in AP but did not have a successful experience suggests that more must be done to prepare students for rigorous course work during the pre-AP years. The 8th Annual AP Report to the Nation also offers new analyses showing that underserved minority students remain underrepresented in AP classrooms at rates that exceed their white and Asian peers.
Many Students with AP® Potential Still Missing from Courses
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While many schools and districts have expanded access to AP® courses, drawing prepared students into the rigors of an AP class remains a challenge across the country.
College Board Awarded Nearly $3 Million Grant for STEM Work
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The College Board has been awarded a grant worth nearly $3 million as part of the U.S. Department of Education's Investing in Innovation (i3) effort.
The College Board was recognized for its cutting-edge Student Success in AP® Biology: Expanding the STEM College Readiness of High-Need Students (SSAP-Bio) project. SSAP-Bio is an innovative approach to support the educational success of high-need students by enabling Advanced Placement Program® (AP) Biology students to succeed in rigorous science course work through direct, actionable feedback that research shows to be effective in changing student outcomes.
My College Dollars Connects Students to Aid Through Facebook
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The College Board has partnered with MTV and Get Schooled to launch “My College Dollars,” a Facebook application that utilizes information from a user’s Facebook profile — including age, gender and state — to connect students with targeted financial aid opportunities.
Northeastern University President Joseph Aoun Opens Colloquium 2012
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Joseph E. Aoun, president of Northeastern University, kicked off the 2012 Colloquium with a thought-provoking analysis of current challenges and opportunities for U.S. higher education in the global context. He described the traditional higher education model as ripe for change, and encouraged the participants by stating, “We are not here to be passive observers, but to shape the ‘new normal.’”
Aoun outlined some of the challenges facing U.S. higher education, including decreased funding and more regulation at the federal level and, at the state level, the “privatization of the publics” and “a general tension toward dismantling public systems.” Given that 80 percent of students attend public colleges and universities, Aoun cautioned, “this should be a grave concern to us all.
