Honors versus AP at Boston Latin
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From: Dom on 8 Mar 2010 14:43 http://www.boston.com/news/education/k_12/articles/2010/03/06/theyre_fighting_to_stay_on_top_at_latin/ The Boston Globe TheyÂ’re fighting to stay on top at Latin Students rallying for honors courses By James Vaznis Globe Staff / March 6, 2010 Students have collected more than 500 signatures on a petition. Hundreds have joined a Facebook group. And their parents have been firing off letters to school administrators. They are rallying behind a push to save honors classes at Boston Latin School, following the schoolÂ’s announcement last week that it would scrap the classes and instead focus on expanding access to more rigorous college-level courses. The move to drop honors classes next year has caused a stir at this most competitive of public schools, where even the slightest deviation in a grade point average is a cause of alarm for many students. Supporters of the honors classes say the courses have served as a good middle ground for generations of students whose skills are above the level of standard courses but are not ready for college-level, or Advanced Placement, classes. [snip] |