Washington state is holding a massive fundraiser to defray the cost of Advanced Placement exam fees for low-income students.
The state’s lieutenant governor, Cyrus Habib, has teamed up with state schools chief Chris Reykdal and a local college-access nonprofit to launch an emergency $800,000 fundraising drive to make AP and International Baccalaureate exam fees affordable for low-income students this spring.
When the Every Student Succeeds Act was passed in December 2015, it eliminated a longtime federal subsidy that defrays the cost of AP tests for low-income students. They still get waivers from the College Board, and in some cases, from their own states.
