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Don’t wait to start helping students ace their AP exams

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Students across the country take AP exams in hopes of earning high exam scores that help them opt out of college prerequisites and ultimately save money on tuition. Give students as much practice as possible answering questions that look like the AP exam. Start talking about the test on Day 1.

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Remote learning hurt high school grad rates–ditching exit exams helped

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When states that normally required a high school exit exam waived that requirement, graduation rates went up. Waiving exit exams raised graduation rates When a dozen states waived high school exit exams during the pandemic, district graduation rates were about 0.7 percentage points higher than they otherwise would have been.

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VHS Learning Students Once Again Exceed National Averages on Advanced Placement Exams

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Students taking Advanced Placement® courses through VHS Learning maintained their decade-plus record of exceeding the national average pass rate on AP® exams. A score of 3 or higher on an AP® exam is considered a “passing” grade for AP® college credit at many universities.

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VHS Learning Student Pass Rates on Advanced Placement® Exams Once Again Exceed National Averages

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Boston – VHS Learning students surpassed national average pass rates on their Advanced Placement (AP)® exams during the 2021-22 academic year, marking more than a decade of high achievement. A score of 3 or higher on an AP® exam is considered eligibility for AP® college credit at many universities.

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VHS Learning Students Again Outperform National Average Pass Rates for Advanced Placement® Exams

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A score of 3 or higher on an AP® exam is considered a “passing” grade for AP® college credit at many universities. The average national pass rate for the exam was 68% while almost all VHS Learning students (90%) passed the exam with a 3 or higher. Boston – Nov.

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High school computer science classes might expand in Michigan–will that address equity issues?

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In her two years of high school at Dearborn Public Schools’ Virtual K-12 school, rising junior Weaam AlAliyi has already learned about computer programming, understanding algorithms, and data analysis in three computer science courses. Gaining computer science skills is “increasingly important in today’s digital world,” Weaam said.

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Can VR help multilingual students better grasp science concepts?

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Schools also tend to rely on spoken communication to teach and written exams to assess learning. This is especially true in science classes, with their specific terms and complex sentence structures. The game and the lessons are designed to help students learn science and develop their language skills at the same time.

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