Louisiana to Push AP Courses for All

Will Sentell:

Louisiana education leaders have launched a five-year plan to reach the national average for high school students who earn college credit.

The courses, called Advanced Placement, can enhance college success and even make students more likely to attend college, officials said.

But only 4 percent of Louisiana students passed at least one AP exam in 2009, which is 49th in the nation and ahead of only Mississippi.

The national average is 16.9 percent, which state officials said is reachable by 2017.

Posted by Jim Zellmer at December 25, 2011 2:44 AM
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