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Learning in the fast lane : the past, present, and future of advanced placement /

"More than three million high-school students take five million Advanced Placement exams each May, yet remarkably little is known about how this sixty-year-old, privately-run program, has become one of U.S. education's greatest successes. From its mid-century origin as a tiny option for pr...

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Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autores principales: Finn, Chester E., Jr., 1944- (Autor), Scanlan, Andrew E. (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Princeton, New Jersey : Princeton University Press, [2019]
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo

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505 0 |a Part I. Brief history -- Early days -- Poor kids advance, too -- Growth industry -- Part II. On the ground in 2018 -- The lone star challenge -- Growing AP in Gotham -- In suburbia -- Advancing charter schools -- Part III. Challenges and opportunities -- Competition stiffens -- Does platinum bend? Standards under stress -- Elite dropouts -- Advanced Placement fights the culture wars -- Part IV. Looking ahead -- Making a difference -- Appendix I. Cui bono? Weighing the benefits of Advanced Placement and dual credit -- Appendix II. Additional data. 
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