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Monday, May 08, 2006

NSF awards $1.8 million to College Board to redesign AP science courses

Washington, D.C., May 2, 2006 - The National Science Foundation (NSF) awarded a $1.8-million grant to the College Board, a nonprofit association, to redesign Advanced Placement (AP) program courses in biology, chemistry, physics, and environmental science. The College Board has administered the AP program, which enables students to pursue college-level studies while still in high school, for 50 years.

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