At approximately $86.00 per exam (fees vary by state, district and school), the AP exams are not cheap and with some students taking several exams the bill for the exams quickly adds up. States and school’s handle these fees in various ways, with most requiring the student to pay a large portion if not all [...]
Feb
26
2010
26
2010
Jan
18
2010
18
2010
It Pays to Be an AP Teacher in Texas
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 [...]
Sep
23
2009
23
2009
Teacher’s Unions Square Off With AP Incentives
Mass Insight seems to do a great job at stirring up teacher’s unions on the East Coast. I just read another article in The Salem News about how the Peabody Federation of Teachers is worried about how Mass Insight’s grant will be implemented at Peabody High School. Mass Insight’s Massachusetts Math & Science Initiative supplies [...]
Sep
15
2009
15
2009
Paying Students for Passing AP Exams
There was a recent article in the NY Times about a program in NY City that pays students at some schools if they receive great AP scores. The program is titled REACH (Rewarding Achievement) and involves schools with large minority populations. The goal of the program is to increase college readiness for low income high school students. [...]