Apparently teaching Advanced Placement classes in Texas can pay, and I don’t mean that “warm your heart, feel good” kind of reward, but cold, hard cash. AP teachers in the state of Texas are eligible for the O’Donnell Texas AP Teacher Award. “The O’Donnell Texas AP® Teacher Award will be presented annually to one Advanced Placement teacher […]
I recently read an article on TampaBay.com that indicated the Florida State Education Commissioner, Eric J. Smith, acknowledges that Florida may be over enrolling students in Advanced Placement classes. For a little while now, Florida has been criticized for having a much lower pass rate than the national average on the year end exams (43% […]
A couple of weeks ago there was an article in the New York Time’s Room for Debate, “The Advanced Placement Juggernaut ” questioning the value of AP courses. It is an interesting read as it presents views from various “professionals” and had a huge number or reader comments. The heart of the matter is that AP […]