MSU, partners help facilitate access to AP classes for rural school districts
Mississippi State University is helping facilitate a program that will allow students in rural Mississippi school districts to take Advanced Placement (AP) courses from leading American scholars.
Miss. gets money for advanced exams
The U.S. Department of Education will give Mississippi nearly $55,000 to help pay the costs of low-income high school students taking Advanced Placement and other exams that could help them earn college credit after accelerated high school classes.
Miss. students lag on Advanced Placement exams
Mississippi is not only last among states in its share of high school students scoring well on Advanced Placement exams.
It’s also falling further behind.