AP and IB programs still strong, despite setbacks
The Advanced Placement (AP) program has taken a beating this year, with Harvard announcing that it would only give credit for scores of 5 on AP tests and several prominent private schools withdrawing from the program altogether. But as Jay Mathews explains, these developments are really a healthy sign for the AP program, which, like the International Baccalaureate (IB) program, offers the challenge of college-level courses to high school students. ???AP, IB to be the next SATs???? by Jay Mathews, The Washington Post, August 6, 2002
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