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HEB ISD was the first district in Tarrant County to offer the program [36] and is the only multi-high school district in Texas where all high schools have an IB program. [37] In 2012, students in HEB ISD had a passing rate of 83% on IB exams, higher than the US national passing rate (66.9%) and the global passing rate (78.4%).
BASIS Scottsdale asks $1,500 per student. BASIS teachers make less than the average public school teachers in the state, although BASIS.ed contends that bonuses make teacher compensation competitive. Teachers typically receive bonuses for students' scores on Advanced Placement exams. [24]
The Bastrop and Lake Travis districts increased starting teachers' salary by $3,000, and Del Valle bumped up its starting salary by $4,000, bringing starting pay to $58,000, the highest of ...
An early study published in AP: A critical examination of the Advanced Placement program found that students who took AP courses in the sciences but failed the AP exam performed no better in college science courses than students without any AP course at all. Referring to students who complete the course but fail the exam, the head researcher ...
The predecessor to the current AP Capstone program, the AP/Cambridge Capstone Program, was initially offered in 17 high schools worldwide. With the launch of the full AP Capstone by the College Board in fall 2014, the program has expanded to now being offered in 1100 schools. [2] Over 100 colleges and universities support the AP Capstone ...
IDEA Public Schools, Inc (Individuals Dedicated to Excellence and Achievement Public Schools) is a not‐for‐profit charter school operator based in Weslaco, Texas. [1] It was formed in June 2000. [ 2 ] [ 3 ] [ 4 ] In 2015 it served about 19,000 students in 36 schools, about 85% of whom were economically disadvantaged.
Advanced Placement (AP) Statistics (also known as AP Stats) is a college-level high school statistics course offered in the United States through the College Board's Advanced Placement program. This course is equivalent to a one semester, non- calculus -based introductory college statistics course and is normally offered to sophomores , juniors ...
SpringBoard is a pre-Advanced Placement program created by the College Board to prepare students who intend to take AP courses or college-level courses in their scholastic careers. Based on Wiggins and McTighe's "Understanding by Design" model, the SpringBoard program attempts to map knowledge into scholastic skill sets in preparation for ...