The number of students taking Advanced Placement exams has grown tremendously—participation increased in 66 of the last 70 ...

AP exams are scored on a scale of 1 on the lowest end to 5 on the highest. "Most colleges award credit for AP scores of 3 or ...

In the article “Here’s Why More Students Have Passed AP Exams in Recent Years ” (Aug. 2, 2024), the reporter raises an important question: “[The College Board’s scoring adjustments] led some educators ...

This past week, several reports were distributed, describing how the College Board had begun a process of recalibrating (which they call validating) Advanced Placement (AP) scores. What does this mean ...

For many popular exams, recent score reports reflect not a surge in student mastery, but a quiet lowering of the bar.

Even though school is out for summer, Advanced Placement students are finally getting their exam scores. See how Iowa compares.

Only about half of the nation’s rural school districts have students enrolled in college-level Advanced Placement courses, and those students have lower AP success rates than their non-rural peers, ...

As a proud Chattanooga native and alumnus of three Hamilton County public schools, I strongly support increasing student success in college-level courses. Among the most prestigious college-level ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Ray Ravaglia covers education, focusing on technology and innovation. For schools in countries with national curriculum boards, ...

A student writes notes in an Advanced Placement Physics class in 2014 at Woodrow Wilson High School in Northwest Washington. (Charles Dharapak/AP) Perspective by Jay Mathews Chester E. “Checker” Finn ...