School board to look at kindergarten readiness Oct 28, 2009
Only 70 percent of Palo Alto students graduate having completed the so-called "A-G requirements," a specific set of 15 college prep courses required for entrance to the University of California and California State University systems. In many other top California districts, up to 80 percent or 90 percent of students have fulfilled those requirements. (Palo Alto Online, CA)
Southeastern sees second consecutive year of program on MCAS tests Sep 22, 2009
The school also is offering more high-level college prep courses in math such as trigonometry and students can now take advanced placement math courses through Virtual High School. Students deemed at-risk in reading get 90 minutes of intensive instruction per day for 180 days of the school year. (Easton Journal, MA)
Budget cuts mean bigger classes, more fees for many Longview and Kelso students Aug 31, 2009
Viewpoint wrote on Aug 30, 2009 11:57 AM:" pangborn, years ago education was fine because everyone had low expectations. Didn't like school, so what, take the general ed courses and maybe graduate and get a job in the mills with your uncles. Unless you took college prep courses you didn't need to know Algebra. Most were not expected to go on to college. If you were poor it wasn't because you lacked educational opportunity it was because you were either lazy or lacked connections. Our society has... (Longview Daily News, WA)
Allen students return to school Aug 29, 2009
The second challenge Helvey said the district faces is an ongoing effort to increase the number of students who take college prep courses. We want to increase the number of our underserved students, who are taking those classes, Helvey said. (McKinney Courier-Gazette, TX)
Urban schools use marketing to woo residents back Aug 23, 2009
Still, the brochures distributed by volunteers spell out what's going well, including: All city high schools have met state accreditation standards; every city elementary school offers foreign-language instruction; and the number of students enrolled in advanced college prep courses grew by 275% over the last year. Other urban school systems have undertaken similar recruitment campaigns, including Detroit, Milwaukee and Washington, D.C., all districts that continue to lose students, which... (USA Today -- News)
Miss. ACT scores low Aug 19, 2009
Even though she took AP and college prep courses, Smith, a Mississippi State University freshman, was never able to score what she thought she should ... The Mississippi average has increased just two-tenths of a point in the past 10 years, but education officials see some hope in the volume of students taking the test and growth in those taking more rigorous college prep courses. (The Clarion-Ledger)
Charter School Opens In Delano Aug 4, 2009
Malicote said the academy offers small class sizes, college prep courses and there is no selection process. The charter school is not dependant on the Delano High School Board of Education, but the school can still use public funds since the academy is considered a public school by California law. (KERO 23, CA)
Perspective and possibilities Jul 31, 2009
As part of the program, the students are urged to take college prep courses in high school. Regardless of their success, simply completing the courses can earn them a 1,500 scholarship. (Helena Independent Record)
Racial 'don't ask, don't tell' makes no sense Jul 30, 2009
If opportunity is equal for all, why do two-thirds of California's majority black and Latino schools offer too few college prep courses for a student to actually go to college. If race doesn't matter, why do 48 percent of white people think excessive force by police is not a problem, when 80 percent of African Americans think it is. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Opinion)
Mark Schlabach » Jun 6, 2009
"His [SAT verbal score of 590] would place him in the 76th percentile nationally, while his [SAT math score of 670] places him in the 89th percentile. This raises a serious red flag, since his PSAT from October 2000 places him in the 4th percentile nationally in both areas. Such a remarkable improvement in testing abilities in the span of nine months is highly improbable, particularly for a student with a C-minus record in average college prep courses in high school.". Georgia officials were... (ESPN -- College Basketball)
Senior Feature-Lindsay High School: Migrant Ed Jun 4, 2009
At the beginning of this semester, the second of her senior year, she advanced to college prep courses. A lot of kids made fun of me for mispronouncing words, she said. (The Exeter Sun, CA)
Canton High seniors reflect on experiences May 29, 2009
Beshwaty has been extremely busy throughout the school year, taking honors and college prep courses, and playing baseball as well as hockey. He will attend Salve Regina College, in Newport this fall, planning to start as an Accounting major. (Canton Journal, MA)
Georgia still waiting for good reports May 20, 2009
Ole Ball Coach, Tech doesn t make an offer to an SA unless they are very certain they can make it at GT. All athletes must have already taken the necessary college prep courses like calculus before the hill will let the coaches extend the offer ... You said earlier that they could not receive an offer until they had already taken the necessary college prep courses like calculus. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Sports)
RHS top scholars share common achievements May 14, 2009
0 average but some college prep courses, advanced placement courses, are graded on a 5. 0 average. (Forest Republican, WI)
Tokay teacher Mike Murphy plans to file complaint with grand jury to save electives (1278) May 7, 2009
Contrapasso wrote on May 6, 2009 11:34 PM:" One of the reasons why students are not truly prepared for college even though they pass college prep courses is the "every student is college prepatory material" mentality of the school district. Teachers are forced to DIFFERENTIATE (A FANCY WORD FOR WATER DOWN) the curriculum because the LUSD has interpreted the No Child Left Behind act incorrectly. The district does not care if the students learn critical thinking or problem solving... (Lodi News Sentinel, CA)
Adult college prep courses offered this week May 4, 2009
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Palo Alto schools to get 'Everyday Mathematics' Apr 30, 2009
" I have been concerned for years about this major equity issue. Some kids know to keep it quiet - some are quite open. In effect, they have been hand-held in their Math coursework It should NOT be required (whether acknowledged or not, tutoring/prepping is an open secret here!) to have extra outside preparation to be in college prep courses For example, when a kids moves from middle to high school and has to be laned in Math, some are on the edge (talent, interest, scoring). Those w/o the... (Palo Alto Online, CA)
Gated communities of learning Apr 4, 2009
"Indeed, the highest achieving students from high-income families -- those who earned top grades, completed the full battery of college prep courses, and took AP courses as well -- are nearly four times more likely than low-income students with exactly the same level of academic accomplishment to end up in a highly selective university," the report concluded. The current financial meltdown, of course, only exacerbates this crisis in college affordability. (Salon)
UNC's Michael gets a jump on college Mar 4, 2009
CHAPEL HILL -- The original plan had Levi Michael at home in Welcome, preparing for his senior high school baseball season and maybe taking a few college prep courses. Instead, the switch-hitting infielder finds himself adapting to dorm life a month after turning 18, taking four classes at North Carolina and preparing for his ninth collegiate start at second base today when the third-ranked Tar Heels play Gardner-Webb. (News & Observer -- Sports)
Extra Effort: Aquinas senior hopes to answer a higher calling Feb 15, 2009
The 17-year-old senior takes college prep courses at Aquinas and is a seminarian living at Holy Cross Seminary House of Formation in La Crosse. His parents, Stephen and Abigail Walker, now live in Hollidaysburg, Pa. (La Crosse Tribune, WI)
