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Crowley: Is taking an AP class really worth all the effort?
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Students across the country found out what they received on their Advanced Placement tests on Friday. I’m one of them, and like so many of my contemporaries, I was eager to see all my hard work boiled down into one number grade. Everyone’s hoping to get that great feeling that comes from earning a 4 or 5 on an exam.
But is taking an AP class really worth all the time and effort?
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Read more »Powell: Time for the climate of science education to change
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We've all heard time and time again that the United States lags behind other industrialized countries in science and math. And president after president has instituted their own version of education reform, although none seems to have improved this plight.
But it doesn't stop us from trying.
Yet another set of guidelines, geared specifically toward science, was announced on Tuesday....
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