The description of AP sounds like tracking. How is it different?
The CSR request for proposals asks applicants to describe how they will transform their schools in order to prepare students for college, work and citizenship in the 21 st century. Among other things, applicants are asked to describe the rigorous core curriculum that will be provided and how the school will eliminate all tracking and sorting processes so that the core curriculum will be accessible to all students. Given this focus on increasing rigor and equity of access so that every student is prepared for college, participating in the Advanced Placement Program is a natural step if a school isn’t already doing so especially since AP courses enable students to earn college credit while still in high school. Research studies conducted by the United States Department of Education, the College Board, the Education Trust, the Southern Regional Education Board, and MANY other organizations, indicate that students who take rigorous and high-quality coursework during middle and high school
