Learning in the Fast Lane : The Past, Present, and Future of Advanced Placement

Princeton University Press

The first book to tell the story of the Advanced Placement program, the gold standard for academic rigor in American high schoolsThe Advanced Placement program stands as the foremost source of college-level academics for millions of high school students in the United States and beyond. More than 22,000 schools now participate in it, across nearly forty subjects, from Latin and art to calculus and computer science. Yet remarkably little has been known about how this nongovernmental program became one of the greatest success stories in K\u201312 education\u2014until now. In Learning in the Fast Lane, Chester Finn and Andrew Scanlan, two of the country's most respected education analysts, offer a groundbreaking account of one of the most important educational initiatives of our time.\nLearning in the\n\nLearning in the Fast Lane\nThe Past, Present, and Future of Advanced Placement\nFree UK delivery on this item.\n\nThis brand new item is available with free UK delivery using Royal Mail ;