Without the classes, Florida families may pay more to attend college and fall short when they seek admission to competitive schools.
After the College Board said Florida’s criticism of its AP African American studies courseDeSantis suggested Tuesday that his state might drop AP classes from its schools. Instead, DeSantis said, schools could expand alternatives, such as the International Baccalaureate and Cambridge Assessment programs, which, like AP, permit students to earn college credit by passing an exam.
“AP classes have become an avenue for American students to get a head start to college,” Weingarten said. “The alternatives floated by DeSantis — the International Baccalaureate and Cambridge Assessment — don’t provide the same breadth of course offerings and are not widely accepted by other colleges and universities.”
Her daughter’s AP prowess saved the family “enormous amounts of money,” Hamilton said, partly because she earned college credit and partly because the girl’s rigorous AP schedule helped her win a full scholarship to Florida State University. Hamilton predicted that the elimination of AP offerings would cause parents statewide to lose out on thousands of dollars in college savings.
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