Opening AP to All

Felipe Tapia, 16, left, and Chris Law, 17, center, work on their algebra during a “lunch ’n’ learn” session that allows students to catch up on their work or get extra help in meeting thedemands of AP classes.
—Will Dickey for Education Week

The Duval County, Fla., district sees the courses as part of a shift to teaching more students college-level skills.

By Catherine Gewertz
Jacksonville, Fla.

The floor in Sheri Porubski’s classroom is a minefield of backpacks. The desks are strewn with soda cans and candy wrappers. It’s lunchtime, and 20 teenagers have made this space their hangout.  

Several students crowd around Ms. Porubski, asking questions about the lesson she taught in English class that morning. Others cluster around the room in twos and threes, helping one another interpret passages in...

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