AP at a glance.Research indicates that students who take a more rigorous high school curriculum are more likely to complete high school and graduate from college. But sorting out requirements and advantages of options like Advanced Placement (AP) can be confusing con·fuse v. con·fused, con·fus·ing, con·fus·es v.tr. 1. a. To cause to be unable to think with clarity or act with intelligence or understanding; throw off. b. . The Education Commission of the States The Education Commission of the States (ECS) was founded as a result of the creation of the Compact for Education, supported by all 50 states and approved by Congress in 1965. The original idea of establishing an interstate compact on education and creating an operational arm to follow up (ECS See eComStation. ) aims to simplify and improve AP offerings with a 50-state database describing AP policies and programs listed by state. Administrators can use the database to learn about mandates and financial incentives like test fee subsidies or teacher training grants, says policy analyst Jennifer Jennifer became a common first name for females in English-speaking countries during the 20th century. The name Jennifer is a Cornish variant of Guinevere, deriving ultimately from Proto-Celtic *windo-seibaro- "white ghost", via Brythonic *wino-hibirā (cf. Dounay. ECS plans to add other databases in 2007, including a dual enrollment database. www.ecs.org |
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