A SUCCESSFUL 2017 FOR NEW MEXICO STUDENTS WHO HAVE IMPROVED ACADEMICALLY TAKING ADVANCED PLACEMENT COURSES. THE ALBUQUERQUE JOURNAL REPORTS MORE THAN 19 THOUSAND STUDENTS SIGNED UP FOR THOSE CLASSES LAST YEAR.
THE PUBLIC EDUCATION DEPARTMENT SAYS THOSE STUDENTS TOOK ABOUT 17-THOUSAND A-P EXAMS … UP FROM 15-THOUSAND-700 IN 2016 … AND FROM 10-THOUSAND-500 IN 2010. THE REPORT ALSO SAYS NEW MEXICO STUDENTS HAVE UPPED THEIR SCORES ON COLLEGE-LEVEL TESTS.
THE ANNOUNCEMENT CAME DURING A NEWS CONFERENCE WEDNESDAY AT RIO RANCHO HIGH SCHOOL, ONE OF THE STATE’S TOP PERFORMERS IN ADVANCED PLACEMENT CLASSES.
