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Written by Newsweek
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May 8, 2006 issue - On the surface, Fanny Frausto looks like any other teenager laughing and jostling in the crowded halls of one of America's urban public high schools. It is only when asked about her schoolwork that Frausto, 18, begins to sound atypical, with a class schedule so outlandish that college-admissions officers, upon viewing her transcript, might wonder if it was real. Only 30 percent of high-school students take any Advanced Placement courses at all; by the time Frausto graduates later this month, she will have taken 16 of them—in many cases earning the highest grade, a 5, on the three-hour final exam. Read the full article... |
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AP classes need boost in state |
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Written by The Shreveport Times
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Every student in Louisiana deserves a chance to take Advanced Placement courses, but sadly, too few of them have that opportunity and too few who do have it take advantage of it. Unfortunately, AP courses remain rare at many of Louisiana's 500 public and private high schools. Only a quarter of the schools had any students taking AP exams in 2004, compared to the national average of 60 percent. Read the full article here. |
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