Advanced Placement testing ended May 22. Students, including myself, have invested hundreds of hours preparing for these examinations, arduously practicing and studying over the course of a year. We ...

Grade inflation has made Advanced Placement exams indispensable. The change isn’t only that more teenagers take AP exams. It’s that ambitious students keep taking more of them. In 2004, for instance, ...

My joy and relief of finally being able to pay for my long-awaited lunch before my next stretch of afternoon classes was extinguished with embarrassment. The cashier’s words made my face grow hot, and ...

The significance and rigor of AP exams are once again in the spotlight with the release of the latest test scores. Discussions about the new scoring methodology and the streamlining of content ...

The College Board’s Advanced Placement program, which offers students a chance at earning college credit while still in high school, continues to grow in participation—and performance—across the ...

Students hoping to get a head start on earning college credits in high school by taking the College Board’s Advanced Placement exams are checking their scores this month. Those who earn a score of 3 ...

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Recent changes in Advanced Placement (AP) exam scores, dubbed "The Great Recalibration," have sparked debate. College Board's AP Director, Trevor Packer, indicated in 2021 that previous scoring ...

MMSD AP exam participation rose 48% in five years, with 2,170 students testing in 2025–26 and 955 earning AP Scholar honors as scores and access improved.

Namwali Serpell, an author and English professor at Harvard University, was confounded: A slew of fresh online reviews described her book — which was well-received when it was published more than four ...