College Board
Classroom Technology
Free AP Classes Offered Through Massive Open Online Courses
Rice University launches edX course in AP biology, environmental science, and physics, although they are not endorsed by the College Board.
Assessment
College Board Pitches for Expanding AP Access
Too many students are 'missing opportunities' to take rigorous courses—and potentially boost their SAT scores, says the board.
Education
College Board 'Clarifies' New AP U.S. History Framework
The College Board releases a full-length sample of its AP U.S. history test in response to criticism that it presents a negative view of American history.
College & Workforce Readiness
States Win Federal Grants to Cover AP Tests for Low-Income Students
With $28.5 million to states, the Advanced Placement Test Fee program is expected to serve up to 10 percent more low-income students in the spring of 2015 than last year.
College & Workforce Readiness
Education Community Discusses What Redesigned SAT Will Mean to Students
Some like emphasis on equity and fairness by College Board; others are awaiting test details and will be closely watching schools to see if they change to better prepare all students to be college ready.
Education
College Board Outlines SAT Redesign It Says Will Be More 'Focused and Useful'
The plans for the new SAT, with their emphasis on citing evidence to support answers and covering fewer math topics in greater depth, offer some notable echoes of the common core.
Student Achievement
High School Students' Participation in Advanced Placement Continues to Grow
College Board released its 10th annual AP Report to the Nation that shows the number of high schools students taking Advanced Placement course in the past decade has doubled, yet gaps persist in participation among minority students.
College & Workforce Readiness
Holy Cow Stickers! College Board Tries to Inject Humor With PSAT-Related Mailing
The stickers were mailed to 23,000 schools in reaction to the buzz on Twitter making fun of some PSAT questions referencing cows.
College & Workforce Readiness
After Years of Growth, College Enrollment Declines Slightly
Postsecondary enrollment declined by less than 1 percent in 2011, the first drop after decades of growth, the College Board reports.
College & Workforce Readiness
Price Increases at Public Universities Slow Down
Cost of tuition and fees for college students increases just 2.9 percent, still stagnating grant aid means the net price continues to increase at greater rates, according to new College Board findings.
College & Workforce Readiness
More Students Expected to Take PSAT This Year
Approximately 3.6 million high school students are expected to take the PSAT this month, as some districts and states pick up the exam fee for all students.
College & Workforce Readiness
College Education Gives Earnings Advantage, But Gap Narrows
The income advantage of going to college is slipping, but the new trends report from College Board outlines the benefits of higher education in pay and lifestyle.
College & Workforce Readiness
Ramping Up Efforts to Prepare Students for STEM Careers
To prepare students for STEM careers, AP courses expand in New York and others emphasis the importance of career technical education in creating STEM career pathways.
Education
Opinion
The College Board's Access Rhetoric: I'm Listening
If there are able, invested kids whom the College Board's efforts to aid with fee waivers and information can propel to the next level, then I'm a fan. If all of their initiatives to support underrepresented and underserved populations are going to become the full focus of their attention, then I'm a fan.