Lack of AP class funding in rural Arizona

Many rural Arizona schools lack the proper funds to start or expand their AP programs, including Tombstone High School, which lacks any such classes, and educators say this can be a serious detriment to students preparing for college. “We used to want the kids to go to college and be successful,” said Andrea Overman, Douglas High…

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Alternative ways to get ahead in college

Alexi Saarela figures he saved himself one semester and over $10,000 when he took a two-hour test back in high school. The CLEP — College Level Examination Program — test, administered during his senior year at Catalina Foothills High School in Tucson, gave him 16 college credits; that’s one full-time semester down. When he enrolled…

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