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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Wait - the public schools pay the test fee for these?! Why should the school system assume the substantial cost for this for students who don't demonstrate some kind of hardship, when budgets are tight and people are screaming about cuts in services? Good grief. [/quote]

Because the state Attorney General said schools cannot impose a mandatory fee on students.

http://www.examiner.com/article/fairfax-county-will-likely-refund-ap-test-fees

[quote]In response to a question from Senator David Marsden, Cuccinelli wrote, “It is my opinion that a local school board cannot impose a mandatory fee on students taking advanced placement courses for the required taking of the Advanced Placement Examination.”

Cuccinelli noted, “Because the Advanced Placement Examination test is the required end-of-course examination, it cannot reasonably be viewed as a service or program for which a fee may be levied.”[/quote][/quote]

My Hgh School Growing up gave you a final exam in addition to the AP.  This gets around the required fee.  Pretty easy way to get around this.[/quote]

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