Editor’s Note: Elena Sheppard is a culture writer who focuses on books, fashion, theater and history. Her first book, “The Eternal Forest: A Memoir of the Cuban Diaspora,” is forthcoming from St.

Bob Baker talks to his Advanced Placement physics students on the first day of class at El Camino High School on Thursday, August 16, 2012. Randy Pench rpench@sacbee.com High school students are ...

Advanced Placement (AP) classes offer high school students an invaluable opportunity to challenge themselves academically while reaping benefits that extend well into their college careers. By ...

El Rancho High offers 12 AP classes but trying to keep them from closing has become an increasingly concerning issue for the school. El Rancho High, a school that emphasizes optimizing academic and ...

Two in 5 Black and Latino students say they want to go to college and have a passion for science, technology, engineering, and math (or STEM). But only about 3 percent of these students are enrolled ...

Amanda DoAmaral taught AP history in Oakland, Cal, for five years, determined to show students of color they could not just sign up, but also do well. During that time, enrollment in AP World History ...

Last year, senior Ritika Tappeta walked into her AP Biology class excited for the year ahead. Instead, she was severely disappointed. By the end of the year, the class had completed three of the eight ...

As a host of state legislatures and school districts across the country vote to ban certain books and subjects from being taught in schools, the College Board announced in a new statement of ...