Superintendent: Emphasis on college-level courses in high school should continue
State Superintendent of Schools Nancy Grasmick called for increased investment in Advanced Placement courses in high schools after the College Board announced yesterday that Maryland topped the nation in the percentage of its students demonstrating proficiency on the college-level course exams.
At least 26.4 percent of Maryland students who took the exam scored 3 or higher. The state ranked second, after Florida, in the number of students who took the AP exams at 43.4 percent. It was first in the nation in the number of students who took the math or science AP exams.
"Maybe we're going to reduce the honors courses and increase our emphasis on AP courses," Grasmick said.
Grasmick, joined by a delegation from the College Board, was visiting Arundel High School yesterday to learn about its AP programs. Grasmick and the delegation talked with the school's AP teachers and several students.
The AP program allows high school students to take college-level courses, and sometimes earn college credits.A score of 3 or higher indicates a student has reached college proficiency.
One of the Arundel High students who met with Grasmick said she had completed 14 AP courses. The high school senior had learned she had been accepted to Yale and would start as a sophomore because of the college credits she'd earned.
"Imagine the cost savings to her family. There's an economic element to this," Grasmick said.
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At least 26.4 percent of Maryland students who took the exam scored 3 or higher. The state ranked second, after Florida, in the number of students who took the AP exams at 43.4 percent. It was first in the nation in the number of students who took the math or science AP exams.
"Maybe we're going to reduce the honors courses and increase our emphasis on AP courses," Grasmick said.
Grasmick, joined by a delegation from the College Board, was visiting Arundel High School yesterday to learn about its AP programs. Grasmick and the delegation talked with the school's AP teachers and several students.
The AP program allows high school students to take college-level courses, and sometimes earn college credits.A score of 3 or higher indicates a student has reached college proficiency.
One of the Arundel High students who met with Grasmick said she had completed 14 AP courses. The high school senior had learned she had been accepted to Yale and would start as a sophomore because of the college credits she'd earned.
"Imagine the cost savings to her family. There's an economic element to this," Grasmick said.
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