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Originally posted by KSig RC
A bit of an aside - not so much germane:
Where the in the world do schools pay for AP tests, or SAT prep? I went to a wildly successful magnet school, well-ranked nationwide as a top public school, and the best we got was 1/2 the test paid for and even that was dependent upon an A in the class. The rest of the public school system (one of the better-funded nationally) got a whopping zero. No paid-for SAT prep . . . maybe that's something that exists in other parts of the country? That would blow me away, that's a really poor appropriation of funds, considering the other options available.
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You would be surprised.
I was fortunate enough to attend a magnet school, Houston's M.E. DeBakey High School for Health Professions [also nationally ranked, a TEA Exemplary school, a National Blue Ribbon School and a New American High School]. I received FREE (well maybe like 20 bucks to cover supplies) Princeton Review. Since my school was a magnet school and had a different funding allocation than most HISD schools it was "rich" enough to have a $50,000 Owl-Link lab installed and to be on Owl-Link (a video internet connection with Rice University) so the Princeton Review class was taught there and simultaneously webcast at my school. We could interact with teacher and students at Rice and everything. Also, in my high school curriculum we were required to take a "SAT prep" class in tenth grade. It wasn't any brand name, but did help lead to my school having one of, if not the, highest SAT averages in the district.
As far as AP exams go, many suburban schools in Texas pay for them for the students. I don't know how, or what budget it comes from but I know that at least in suburbs of Houston and Dallas it occurs. If you want me to do research and actually find school names, I can and will. Something in my head is leaning me towards some schools in Plano ISD (a fairly well off Dallas suburb).