Posts tagged Advanced Placement
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DCPS schools put unmotivated students in AP classes. That doesn’t work.
An influential education columnist is applauding the DC Public School system’s decision to expand Advanced Placement offerings, arguing that any motivated student should be allowed to take the college-level courses. But many high-poverty schools in DC simply assign students to AP classes even if they’re not willing to do the work. In September I wrote a… Keep reading…
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Should all AP classes be in one DCPS building?
DC Schools Chancellor Kaya Henderson says she’d like to consolidate all AP classes in one building rather than “trying to get at least five AP classes into every single one of my 17 high schools.” Does that make sense? In an interview with The Northwest Current that followed on the heels of her speech on the state of DCPS last week, Henderson went through a wish… Keep reading…
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Morning bell: Good news for charters
Charters welcomed in DC: DCPS scores well on its response to growing charter enrollment, aside from a reluctance to share facilities with charters. And that may be changing. (Education Next) Keep reading…
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Morning bell: No tuition for you!
Sequester interrupts 1,300 students’ tuition; One for PG takeover; Milloy endorses Henderson’s plan; Minorities are not becoming teachers; Are Gifted & Talented programs racist?; Other Washington gets probed; Are AP/IB classes harmful?; Bill Maher spars with Michelle Rhee. Keep reading…