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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]OP- there is significant grade inflation in MCPS and more importantly a lack of rigor in grading overall that makes it really difficult for kids to get anything lower than an A or B. The kids getting C or lower grades usually have undiagnosed learning disabilities, struggle with organization/losing or forgetting their work or are just not doing most of the work. Yes, the regular classes in MCPS are remedial.

MCPS -at the high school level- does not practice gate keeping. Many schools require more rigorous placement tests, test performance or high grades to be in honors or AP courses. [b]MCPS is the opposite. In many lower performing high school, MCPS pushes kids that are not academically capable into AP courses so it can report higher numbers of kids in those courses. [/b]You'll see that the AP scores vary pretty highly among schools. [/quote]
This doesn't square with reality.  This is fake news.
MCPS leads the nation in AP passing rate.
https://www.montgomeryschoolsmd.org/press/index.aspx?pagetype=showrelease&id=8161&type=&startYear=&pageNumber=&mode=
[b]Minorities in MCPS do better in AP than anywhere in the nation. [/b][/quote]
where in the article do you see this?[/quote]
[quote=Anonymous]The percentage of Black or African American graduates in the MCPS Class of 2017 that earned at least one AP exam score of 3 or higher was 28.2; this is 21.5 percentage points higher than the rate for Blank or African American graduates in the nation (6.7 percent). The AP Exam performance rate by Hispanic/Latino graduates in MCPS was 35.3 percent; this is 12.0 percentage points higher than the rate of Hispanic/Latino graduates in the nation (23.3 percent)[/quote][/quote]

So you are saying only a quarter of AA students passed just ONE AP exam with a 3 and they mark that successful? If the kids are getting A’s in AP they should easily be getting 4’s and 5’s on the AP exam - so long as the class is taught correctly. But we all know it isn’t.

Whether or not MCPS is a few point higher than the rest of the country is irrelevant. Those numbers are absolutely terrible and embarrassing. How many parents spend how much money on these exams? College Board has duped us all. [/quote]
Sigh.
Reading comprehension is vital...which you seem to lack.
28% passed AT LEAST one AP exam with a 3 or HIGHER. That's way better, not just a few points,  than the 6%nationwide. 
But keep on hating.

Btw, how does college board dupe us since they only administer the test, not teach the class? [/quote]

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