AP Training and Incentive Schools Score With Newsweek
Posted by Tom Luce, CEO of NMSI
One of the core principles of the National Math and Science Initiative is we focus on replicating proven programs. Recently, Newsweek magazine published its annual study of “Best High Schools in America,” lending additional evidence of the success of the Advanced Placement Training and Incentive program. Of the 100 best high schools identified in America, 14 of those – including the schools ranked #2 and #4 -- were participants in the Advanced Placement incentive program that NMSI is now replicating across the United States.We are proud of these results and look forward to our grantee states adding additional Advanced Placement Training and Incentive schools to these rankings in the years ahead.
There is some well deserved recognition of SMU's Infinity Program in the Dallas Morning News, Thursday edition.
Middle school teachers learn Infinity Project's science, math secrets
To combat a dearth of engineering students at the university level, the staff of Southern Methodist University's Infinity Project sought to capture young minds early to engage them in a love of science and math.
This is good news:Thanks to legislation that was recently passed by the Kentucky legislature, a new AP-related scholarship program will get underway this fall in Kentucky.The program is a terrific way to reinforce the work that NMSI and Advance Kentucky are doing to expand AP enrollments – and it should go a long way toward making college more affordable for low-income students.
Here’s how it works: The program is a new component of the existing Kentucky Educational Excellence Scholarship (KEES) program.Students who are eligible for free and reduced-price lunches and who make qualifying scores on Advanced Placement (AP) or International Baccalaureate (IB) exams can earn scholarships to attend Kentucky colleges and universities.
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