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As teacher looks on, eighth-graders Macaisa Guerrero, Madison Miller, Madison Miller and Imani Muhammad (l.-r.) work on problem at Medgar Evers College Prep. Top students will be offered AP placement in physics.
City Education officials are boosting STEM — science, technology, engineering and math — by offering more than 120 new advanced placement courses in related subjects at 55 high schools starting next year.
The expansion will provide about 2,500 students with new access to advanced classes in biology, calculus and environmental science. Other advanced courses, including English literature and world history, will be offered as well.
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To fight the achievement gap faced by black and Hispanic students in the city’s public schools, the majority of the new resources will be aimed at those student groups.
“The AP expansion program will prepare our students to compete and succeed in new and emerging fields of study and careers,” Schools Chancellor Dennis Walcott said.
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