Columnist: The average student can handle AP work
Washington Post education columnist Jay Mathews rejects the view of high school teacher and Post contributor Patrick Welsh who wrote in a USA Today Op-Ed that too many average students are being pushed into AP courses, where they find themselves over their heads. Through data analysis and a chat with the AP coordinator from a school near Welsh's that enjoys higher exam participation and better passing rates, Mathews concludes that children can do AP work if they're properly supported. Washington Post, The (09/26)