I've always wondered: Why can't some schools boast large AP programs as other schools do?

bluebayou
Fri, 09 Jan 2015 15:12:30 +0000

I am a Chicago resident, and I’ve witnessed those selective public high schools rack up 17 to 30 AP courses, but there are just some schools that only have 5-10 of them.

Seriously, is this a real question from a “resident” of the Windy City?

My son’s GF teaches in a Chicago Public high school, where the most of the Frosh are struggling with (remedial) middle school math. The idea of taking AP Math is a non-starter, if they don’t have the basics of Alg I coming in