AP Teachers Divided Over Push to Open Classes to All

Poll finds educators torn over whether students should be screened

Teachers of Advanced Placement courses almost uniformly praise the program’s continued adherence to a rigorous, high-quality curriculum and assessments, even as it expands to more schools and students.

But they are divided on whether schools should offer AP classes to all interested students, or only to those who demonstrate an ability to master the material, a new survey released last month concludes.

The survey results sound a faint but distinct warning for the program, said a vice president of the Thomas B. Fordham Institute, the Washington-based think tank...