I had an interesting opportunity this semester to compare students who placed out of their first college English course based on Advanced Placement scores with those who didn’t. I’d like to share that ...

Recently, I and several thousand other university faculty members and high-school teachers traveled to Louisville, Ky., to read and grade essay answers on the 2010 Advanced Placement exams in English ...

The AP lit exam lasts three hours and includes two major sections: a 60-minute multiple-choice portion with 55 questions, and a 120-minute free-response section where students write three essays. This ...