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AP Report to the Nation

But look at the demographics

Have you seen the College Board's 9th Annual AP Report to the Nation?  The numbers are a bit white-washed and curated.  However, one can gleen some interesting trends.  For examaple, 29.2% of Maryland's high school graduates of 2012 scored a 3 or higher on an AP Exam while 8 States had 10% or less.  The USA average was 19.5%.  Although currently, the College Board is a not-for-profit corporation, its CEO earned over $1 million in 2009.  It is my beleif that, ultimately, this report is about increasing or maintaining the College Board's intake of money.  Still, given that the College Board's standardized exams do act as a gate for access to the best of USA society, being knowledgeable about the demographics of success on these exams is important.  Here's the demographic that I recall the most (click  to see a pop-up larger version):

 
raz 25 04 13 - 23:15 | | Education

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