4th Annual AP Report to the Nation Released

owlice
Mon, 14 Jul 2008 20:32:25 +0000

Because of the Newsweek high school ranking that comes out once a year, based on the (ridiculous) “Challenge Index” devised by Jay Mathews. The more students you have who take AP exams (regardless of outcome), the higher the school’s ranking will be.

I’m sure some schools don’t care about it, but many do.

My S’s school requires that those taking AP courses take the corresponding exams, and has been paying for the exams. I think there’s a lot to like about making a student take a corresponding AP exam, but I’m not a fan of the way the Newsweek ranking is done.