RECORD NUMBER OF HIGH SCHOOL GRADUATES IN ILLINOIS TOOK ADVANCED PLACEMENT EXAMS THIS YEAR.

ILLINOIS STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION SPOKESPERSON MARY FERGUS SAYS MORE THAN 40 THOUSAND GRADS TOOK AT LEAST ONE A-P TEST DURING THE LAST SCHOOL YEAR. THAT’S MORE THAN DOUBLE THAT TOOK THE TESTS A DECADE AGO. THE GOOD NEWS IS THAT MORE ARE ALSO SCORING WELL ON THE EXAM…WHICH HELP STUDENTS EARN COLLEGE CREDIT.

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STUDENTS MUST SCORE A THREE, FOUR OR FIVE OUT OF FIVE ON THE EXAM TO GET COLLEGE CREDIT. THE MOST POPULAR A-P CLASSES INCLUDE U-S HISTORY…ENGLISH…PSYCHOLOGY…AND CALCULUS.

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A-P TESTS ARE GIVEN AT THE END OF A RIGOROUS COURSE…AND CAN HELP STUDENT EARN COLLEGE CREDIT.