More Students in AP Courses Find They Can't Escape the Test
For students in Advanced Placement classes at one Nevada high school, preparing to take the program's end-of-course exams could mean both hitting the books and hawking raffle tickets.
This month marks the first time the $74 tests will be mandatory for all AP students in Reno's 51,000-student Washoe County district, and Robert McQueen High School there is sponsoring fund-raisers to help defray the cost.
Students shouldn't have any reason--financial or otherwise--not to take the exams, especially when a high score can earn them college credit or advanced standing, said Kathy Freeman, the...
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