Kentucky schools on national Advanced Placement Honor Roll
Six Kentucky public school districts have been named to the 6th Annual Advanced Placement (AP) Honor Roll, the College Board has announced.
Scores rise as more Ky. students take AP classes
More Kentucky students are taking Advanced Placement (AP) tests and scoring higher, according to data released Tuesday by the College Board. Since 2008, the number of Kentucky public high school students taking AP examinations has more than doubled and the number of tests with a qualifying score of 3, 4, or 5, has increased by 115 percent. Number of [...]
AP courses, AdvanceKentucky spell success for Kentucky students
Kentucky students who enroll in Advanced Placement courses in high school are better prepared for college, need little or no remediation and perform better in their postsecondary studies than students who do not take AP classes, according to data released today.
Advanced Placement honor roll announced
Twelve Kentucky public school districts have been selected for inclusion in the College Board’s 4th annual Advanced Placement (AP) District Honor Roll. The honor roll includes 477 public and private districts throughout the U.S. and Canada that increased access to Advanced Placement courses for a broader number of students while also maintaining or improving the rate at which their AP students earned [...]
Nine school districts recognized for AP gains
Nine Kentucky public school districts join 530 other districts nationwide and in Canada on the third annual Advanced Placement® (AP) District Honor Roll.
AP participation, high scores rise
The number of Kentucky public high school students taking Advanced Placement (AP) examinations and scoring at high levels continues to rise, according to data released this week by the College Board.
More students taking, scoring higher on AP exams
The number of Kentucky public high school students taking Advanced Placement (AP) examinations and scoring at high levels continues to rise, data released today from the College Board indicate. Since 2007, the number of Kentucky public high school students taking AP examinations has risen by nearly 44 percent. The number of tests scored at 3, 4 or 5 has increased [...]
All-American teachers love challenging students
Three Kentucky teachers among 23 national award winners.
AdvanceKentucky teachers honored
The National Math and Science Initiative (NMSI), a non-profit organization for improving American students’ mathematics and science achievement, recently honored 23 Advanced Placement (AP) teachers as the 2011 All American Teachers of the Year. Kentucky teachers honored were: Amiee Cantrell-Webb, English , Johnson Central High School (Johnson County) Brian Sullivan, calculus, Henderson County High School Carlos Verdecchia, biology, Bryan Station [...]
New high schools to participate in AdvanceKentucky
Twenty new high schools are joining AdvanceKentucky, bringing to 64 the number of high schools in the state that are implementing the AP Teacher Training and Incentive Program (APTIP).