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Op-Ed: AP Classes Are One of America's 'Great Frauds'

The College Board's Advanced Placement program more than 30 courses and exams in language, history and science.

December 3, 2012 Hundreds of thousands of high school students enroll in Advanced Placement classes each year, with hopes to strengthen high school transcripts. In a piece for the Atlantic, former college professor and high school teacher John Tierney argues that AP courses don't deliver their promised benefits.

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