Taking Advanced Placement classes can help you challenge yourself, get ahead and earn college credit while still in high school. Selecting the right AP courses can also boost your exam success and ...

Many people often think that by taking Advanced Placement (AP) classes that they might get ahead in college, get credit, or may look better to colleges. Often times, that is not the case. AP courses ...

For decades, the College Board partnered with college and universities to design courses for its sprawling Advanced Placement program, which is offered at about 16,000 high schools, making it the most ...

High school students don't have to wait any longer to find out this year's Advanced Placement test scores, according to the College Board, a nonprofit organization created to improve access to higher ...

For years, researchers have found inequities in students’ access to and participation in advanced coursework, including Advanced Placement courses that can offer students cost-saving college credit in ...

It is no secret that college admissions have only become more and more competitive over the last 50 years. The number of students applying to college has increased, while the number of spots at ...

Advanced Placement exams are scored on a scale from one to five, with five being the highest possible score. A score of three and above is widely considered as “passing” the exam, while anything below ...

At the AP Fair in my son’s high school, I listen to the teachers list their expectations for students who will take their classes next year. I have been through the rigmarole before, with my firstborn ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. As the CEO of Command Education, I write about emotionally intelligent leadership and education. Despite these drawbacks, AP ...

Akron Public Schools is looking to add new advanced courses at three schools to increase academic rigor and access to higher-level courses for more students. Buchtel Community Learning Center's high ...

More local Black and Hispanic high school students are taking advanced placement courses, the result of a push from the state and local school district to improve access to the rigorous courses that ...