http://www.rssboard.org/rss-specification 720 https://escholarship.org/uc/ucaccord_papers/rss Recent eScholarship items from Papers Tue, 30 Jun 2026 09:18:15 +0000 https://escholarship.org/uc/item/6ps2j961 <p>Since the mid-twentieth century, The College Board’s Advanced Placement Program (AP) has secured a reputation for being, in its own words, “the premier program advancing educational excellence in secondary schools across the United States,” and “the gold standard in American education.” Many analysts question whether this glowing characterization is justified, but most would agree that the perception of its truth is ubiquitous. Clearly, parents, policy makers, schools and colleges, and the public at large rely on AP classes and test scores to determine what is high quality coursework, who is most deserving to go to college, which secondary schools are doing the “best job” of educating youth, and more.</p><p>Thus, in many different ways, enrollment in AP courses gives students access to the knowledge and status that certify them as highly qualified for college enrollment. And it follows that students who do not successfully participate in AP courses will not have access to... https://escholarship.org/uc/item/6ps2j961 Wed, 26 Jan 2005 00:00:00 +0000 Richard S. Brown https://escholarship.org/uc/item/427737xt Critical Conditions for Equity and Diversity in College Access: Informing Policy and Monitoring Results https://escholarship.org/uc/item/427737xt Thu, 13 Jan 2005 00:00:00 +0000 Jeannie Oakes