Tag: Alabama Education: Greater Expectations
More and More Alabama Students Take Advanced Placement Courses. Will That Raise Achievement in the State’s Public Schools?
A growing number of Alabama high schoolers this spring took year-end exams for their Advanced Placement classes, hoping to make passing scores, earn college credits and ease their paths in higher education.
They are part of a steady expansion and emphasis on Advanced Placement classes in Alabama since 2008.
The change has been led by A+ College Ready Initiative, a public-private partnership between A+ Education Partnership and the Alabama State Department of Education. Read more.
An Alabama Pioneer: This Jefferson County School Offers a Diverse Mix of Students a “Most Challenging” Education
For the ninth straight year, a Jefferson County school has earned a seat near the head of the class of the nation’s high schools, according to annual rankings by The Washington Post.
The Jefferson County International Baccalaureate School (JCIBS) ranked ninth in the newspaper’s annual list of “America’s Most Challenging High Schools”. JCIBS is a “school within a school,” part of Shades Valley High School.
Springville High School: Test Scores, Parents’ Questions Lead To a New Advanced Placement Program
Amanda Umphrey describes a careful start to the relationship between Springville High School and its new Advanced Placement program.
Umphrey, now AP coordinator at Springville and in her 10th year at the school, said timing hadn’t been right earlier for introducing AP. A step in that direction was teachers taking note that ACT scores of students at their school were higher than at other St. Clair County High Schools.