Access to & Quality of Advanced Placement Programs

in Select Oakland, Piedmont, and Alameda High Schools

Nancy AcevedoUrban Planning 206A

Fall 2010Midterm Project

Advanced Placement Courses

AP exams •College level courses offered in 11th and 12th grade with proficiency exam. “Benefits”College CreditsEmphasized in “high stakes” admissions in top-ranked universitiesStrong indicator of college performance

Downfalls:Gender, race, subject of test, and type of high school attended influence exam scoreWhites: 64% African American: 33% Latina/o: 50%

California sued for not providing sufficient access to AP courses in all schools As a result of lawsuit (Daniel v. State of California, 1999), CA invested millions of dollars to expand AP programs

Policy Question Has the expansion of AP programs in inner-city schools impacted access to AP and passing rates of AP for inner-students?

Pacific Ocean

Took AP

Buffer high API schools

Skills

Inset Map (all slides) Point Graduated Symbols (slides 7) Attribute Sub-Selection (slide 7) Buffering (slide 7) Geo-Coding (slide 7) Charts/Images (slide 3, 4, 5, & 6)

Sources Cited

• Burdman, P. (2000). Extra Credit, Extra Criticism. Black Issues, Diverse Education.

• VanSciver, James H.(2006) Closing the Diversity Gap in Advanced Placement Course Enrollment. Multicultural Perspectives, 8: 3, 56 — 58

• Geiser, S., & Santelices, V. (2004). The Role of Advanced Placement and Honors Courses in College Admissions. Center for Studies in Higher Education, UC Berkeley.

• Klopfenstein, K. (2003). Advanced Placement: Do Minorities have Equal Opportunity. Economics of Education Review 23, 115–131