According to the College Board’s 9th Annual AP Report to the Nation, which was released last month, more graduates than ever before succeeded in college-level Advanced Placement courses and exams during high school. But as our nation’s future prosperity will depend largely on our ability to harness the potential of an increasingly diverse student body, we must ask ourselves whether all students are getting an equal opportunity to meet their full potential.
The class of 2012 had the highest percentage of top AP scores in the past decade. Since 2002, there has been a nearly 8-point increase in the percentage of U.S. public school graduates earning a 3 or higher on an AP exam — the score necessary to qualify for credit, placement or both at the majority of colleges and universities.
