About Private Schools: Should Private Schools Drop AP Classes?

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Private Schools Private Schools Find a School Admissions Pay for School From Blythe Grossberg, your Guide to Private Schools This week's newsletter discusses whether private schools should drop Advanced Placement or AP classes in favor of teaching more in-depth courses on specific subject areas. This has been a hot topic in private schools, and some top schools no longer teach AP classes. You can also learn how to use Coverdell Savings Accounts to help defray the cost of private school tuition and discover other tips to pay for private school. Have a good week. Blythe Grossberg Private School About.com Guide Should Private Schools Drop AP Classes? A recent article in the Huffington Post by Alex Mallory discussed the reasons that some elite private schools, including members of the Independent Curriculum Group, have dropped Advanced Placement or AP classes from their curricula. Read more Use Coverdell Savings Accounts to Pay for Private School In a recent article about how to pay for private school, I talked about how to use Coverdell Education Savings Accounts (ESAs). Coverdell ESAs can be... Read more Affording Private School Paying for private school can be difficult. The average national cost of non-sectarian private schools is approximately $17,000 a year, and the yearly tuition at schools in areas such as New York, Boston, San Francisco, and Washington, D.C. can be more than $30,000. While you may think that there is little financial aid for private schools, there are some sources of funding that you may not have thought of. Here are some ways in which you can find financial help to pay for private school. Read more U.S. Schools Use these pages to find schools grouped by type of school and location. Then click on the links to visit individual websites. Private Schools Ads Private Schools Boarding School Elementary School Middle School High Schools Featured Articles School Profiles Getting Into a School For Parents For Students International Schools   More from About.com Healthcare Careers Have you been dreaming of working in the medical field? Here are a few things to consider before moving forward with your career plan. More> Medical Job Search From clarifying your goals to successfully interviewing, these six steps can help you obtain a rewarding and profitable medical career. More> This newsletter is written by: Blythe Grossberg Private Schools Guide Email Me | My Blog | My Forum   Sign up for more free newsletters on your favorite topics You are receiving this newsletter because you subscribed to the About Private Schools newsletter. If you wish to change your email address or unsubscribe, please click here. About respects your privacy: Our Privacy Policy Contact Information: 249 West 17th Street New York, NY, 10011 © 2011 About.com   Must Reads How to Pick the Best School Prepare for Private School Interviews Profile of the Chicago Lab Schools Advantages of Single-Sex Private Schools How to Pay for Private School Advertisement