ND Students Lead Nation In AP Exam Success

 

State School Superintendent Kirsten Baesler says North Dakota students are leading the nation in getting good scores on Advanced Placement exams.

Baesler says from 2016 to 2018 -- North Dakota students saw a 55 percent increase in the success rate on their A-P exams.

High school students take Advanced Placement exams to earn college credit. Baesler says in 2018 alone, students saved themselves more than $1.76 million in college tuition costs by earning A-P credits.

Baesler says the Legislature has made it possible for more students to take A-P exams. And she says the National Math and Science Initiative also deserves credit for the increase.

The National Math and Science Initiative promotes A-P exams and teacher training. Baesler says the initiative has made A-P exams more widely available in North Dakota.

The National Math and Science Initiative is known as NMSI for short. is supported by the X-T-O energy company.