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% [...]
Jan
13
2010
13
2010
Oct
5
2009
5
2009
Closing race, poverty and gender gaps in advanced high school course-taking
I just read this press release from the The Journal of Policy Analysis and Management put out by Wiley-Blackwell: WASHINGTON, DC—October 5, 2009—The latest research from the Journal of Policy Analysis and Management explores the wide disparities in advanced high school course-taking (such as Advanced Placement courses) among race, poverty, and gender groups in Florida. [...]
Sep
27
2009
27
2009
Preparing Students for AP Courses – A New Program
I recently read an article in the Democrat and Chronicle about a summer program designed to prepare incoming 9th graders for the challenges of AP courses in Rochester, NY. 12 incoming freshmen participated in the Global Gear Up program that allowed the students to participate in world history research projects. I am strongly convinced that [...]