The Advanced Placement program’s name is based on its promise to deliver college-level curriculum to high school students. As a high school teacher with university teaching experience and a doctorate ...

This month saw your humble columnist notch two huge literary achievements, the kind ink-stained wretches dream about. I was a Pulitzer Prize finalist in the commentary category for my coverage last ...

On Wednesday, many high school students took the AP English Language exam across the country, in thousands of different classrooms. However, it seemed that many teens — you could almost argue too many ...

The AP lit exam lasts three hours and includes two major sections: a 60-minute multiple-choice portion with 55 questions, and a 120-minute free-response section where students write three essays. This ...

Whitney Young Magnet High School has a new accomplishment, the Sun-Times reports. The high school, 211 S. Laflin St., has the largest number of African-American public school students in the nation ...