The College Board launched the Advanced Placement Capstone Diploma Program in 2014, giving high school students the chance to develop research and argumentative skills needed to succeed in college and ...

At Archbishop Stepinac High School, three students have earned the AP Capstone DiplomaTM, and eight students have earned the ...

Seven years. That’s roughly how long the College Board told Medill it would take to develop and implement a brand-new Advanced Placement Journalism class for high school students, according to Medill ...

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The College Board is adding two new AP courses to its 70-year-old program. The goal is to respond to a changing industry, job market demand, as well as ways to best prepare students whether or not ...

Many people often think that by taking Advanced Placement (AP) classes that they might get ahead in college, get credit, or may look better to colleges. Often times, that is not the case. AP courses ...

More than 81,000 New Jersey high school students took AP exams last year, recognizing their importance in the college application process. According to statistics from College Board, AP courses are ...

If last year’s numbers are any indication, some 3 million students will be taking 5 million AP exams this spring. These three-hour exams, offered in May each year, mark the culmination of ...

The organization is advising Florida school districts against teaching the course until the state allows students to take the full course AP Photo/Daily Journal, Scott Roberson The College Board's ...