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Feds Award Maine $84K to Fund Advanced Placement Tests

WASHINGTON - The U.S. Department of Education has awarded Maine nearly $84,000 to help fund advanced placement tests for low-income students.  The tests include those administered by the College Board, the International Baccalaureate Organization and Cambridge International Examinations.

In all, the department awarded a total of $28.4 million to 40 states, Washington, D.C. and the Virgin Islands. The money is aimed at helping low-income students become ready for college and careers.

"These grants eliminate some of the financial roadblocks for low-income students taking Advanced Placement courses, letting them take tests with the potential of earning college credit while in high school," says U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan, in a statement.

The amount of the grant was based on the state's estimate of how many tests would be taken by low-income students.  They're are expected to cover all but $18 of the cost of each test a low-income student takes.  States can opt to require students to pay a portion of a test's cost, officials say.

Learn more about the grants. 

 

Barbara grew up in Biddeford, Maine. She earned a master’s in public administration from Harvard University’s Kennedy School of Government and a bachelor’s in English from the University of Southern Maine.