The state Education Department says Arkansas's push for high school students to take Advanced Placement courses is continuing to produce a rise in the number of students taking the more rigorous courses.
I watched some of the state Board of Education meeting yesterday and was struck by information reported here on the continuing increase in the number of students taking Advanced Placement courses in Arkansas and the more encouraging fact that growth in the percentage of students scoring passing grades is exceeding the growth in participation.
Here's a new report from the Southern Regional Education Board on increasing participation in Advanced Placement courses and, to a lesser degree, in success rates of students taking those courses at reaching college-level proficiency.