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The College Board is beginning to question whether all AP classes have enough rigor. Scores are dropping. Teachers of the classes are being subjected to audits.

The recommendation battle may be the final campaign in the learning community's end of semester activities, yet it can be remedied with realistic policies.

AP Summer Camps for both students and parents introduce the rigors of an AP course experience as well as providing tools for serious students to be successful.

Many high school students have experienced AP classes, International Baccalaureate and dual enrollment. This year, more are opting for dual credit than ever before.

Initially, you may be very impressed with this list of schools...until you find out Newsweek's formula to determine who gets on the list. You'll be surprised.

New York City schools are graduating about 54% of the students. That is a 46% drop out rate! It is time for a new approach--break up into smaller schools.

Students are not doing better in math even after taking advanced classes in high school. Learn how it is possible to need remediation after taking advanced classes.

The reading scores on the ACT in 2005 fell again. Only 51% of students taking the ACT are capable of reading and understanding a college textbook.

If you ask high school teachers how well-prepared their students are for college, they will say they are ready. A new ACT study points to a gap.

Pre-AP skills, such as literary interpretation, can be taught to all students, regardless of whether they intend to take AP, or Advanced Placement, classes in the future

The mantra of most history teachers preparing examinations is the "bubble-sheet" experience, yet this approach, though easy, seldom achieves long term results.

Football games and marching bands are an American tradition. Half-time means a performance by the local marching band, right? Well, if you are lucky, it does.

NPR's secondary school "This I Believe" curricula is well-suited for gifted kids. The series offers abstract, contradictory beliefs by a variety of voices across history.

One of the hardest parts about homeschooling is designing a curriculum. A virtual school provides direction and support without denying homeschool freedom.

As long as the parent follows California law, it is simple and easy to start homeschooling children in California.

Students and parents should opt for realistic academic schedules that avoid burn-out while enabling students to achieve good scores in challenging classes.

Real middle school success is dependent more on family, peers, and teacher relationships than on the number of GATE classes your child attends in middle school.

A reader inquires about how to find the right Post Secondary school for a difficult decision on choosing a career.

Gifted classrooms give students opportunities to work and play with their similarly-paced peers, and one activity students love is quiz bowl competitions.

Single mother, lesbian couple, interracial family, and Jewish-Christian family set to square off against other suburban Georgia neighbors for $250,000 grand prize.