Learning in the Fast Lane: The Past, Present, and Future of Advanced Placement
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Learning in the Fast Lane: The Past, Present, and Future of Advanced Placement
By (Author) Chester E. Finn
By (author) Andrew E. Scanlan
Princeton University Press
Princeton University Press
25th November 2019
13th September 2019
United States
Classifications
Tertiary Education
Non Fiction
Education: examinations and assessment
Educational strategies and policy
Teaching of students with different educational needs
Higher education, tertiary education
378.1664
Physical Properties
Hardback
296
Width 156mm, Height 235mm
Description
The first book to tell the story of the Advanced Placement program, the gold standard for academic rigor in American high schools The 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 near
Reviews
"The most comprehensive book ever on Advanced Placement, the most powerful educational tool in the country. . . . [Finn and Scanlan] add so much to a subject crucial to the future of high schools."---Jay Mathews, Washington Post
"Both a history and full-throated defense of the Advanced Placement program."---Jason L. Riley, Wall Street Journal
"A fascinating read. . . . Engaging and well researched."---W. S. Miner, Choice
Author Bio
Chester E. Finn, Jr., is a distinguished senior fellow and president emeritus at the Thomas B. Fordham Institute and a senior fellow at Stanford University's Hoover Institution. He is the author or coauthor of many books, including Exam Schools: Inside America's Most Selective Public High Schools and Troublemaker: A Personal History of School Reform since Sputnik (both Princeton). Andrew E. Scanlan is a research and policy associate at the Thomas B. Fordham Institute.
