Advanced No More
The Advanced Placement program has made the College Board one of the most economically dominant and pedagogically powerful organizations in American education, at least for now. Since 2023, the company…
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The Case Against Online AP Testing
This May, Advanced Placement tests for 28 of 36 AP subjects were held entirely online. Going forward, College Board will administer most exams through Bluebook, the central testing platform that…
Don’t Dismiss Early-College Options
The College Board has dumbed down its Advanced Placement (AP) examinations. That’s the message from Steven Mintz, professor of history at the University of Texas at Austin, in a letter…
Another Florida Blow for Higher-Ed Freedom
The higher-ed policies of Florida and Governor Ron DeSantis have been a lightning rod for liberal rage for quite some time now, and the intensity has only heated up with…
How the College Board Mangles the Teaching of History
The College Board is a not-for-profit company that has a great deal of influence over American education. Its Scholastic Aptitude Test (the SAT) is the most widely used test for…
Common Core is coming to your college (yes, college)
Common Core is coming to your college (yes, college)