Advanced Placement classes are difficult — there is no way around that fact. Even the most outstanding students sometimes falter in their AP courses, and understandably so. AP classes are designed to ...

College admissions offices stress taking a rigorous course load. Passing AP exams can lead to college credit. Carefully consider which AP classes are necessary. In addition to earning college credits ...

Atlanta Public Schools is making a concerted effort, like others nationally, to get more historically underrepresented students into Advanced Placement classes.

The African diaspora seminar is attracting students from diverse backgrounds and helping to level the playing field in advanced placement classes. From left: Teachers Michelle Rich and Paul Markson ...

Patrice Frasier asked her students Feb. 24 to raise their hands if they’d learned about Black Wall Street before taking her class. About half the students shot their arms into the air. “This is not a ...