All students should have access to challenging coursework that lets them grow in their areas of interest. Abby Whitbeck, the Executive Director of AP Strategy and Analytics for the College Board, joins us to talk about how they are using data to create new policies designed to improve representation of all students in Advanced Placement (AP) classes.

Later, listeners have recommended Science/Fiction, a blog post from Carol Black. We look at her comments on learning styles, evidence-based instruction, and institutional racism. We have several disagreements with her argument, but find that our common ground is much more important.

• First Segment – AP Inclusion and Policy – 01:07
• Second Segment – Learning Styles and Institutional Racism – 28:01

Note: A Peer Review was taped with a guest, but the recording was lost due to technology failure. We hope to have her return for a future segment.

Disclosure: Michael maintains a relationship with the College Board as an AP Consultant.

Cover photo from surmam (2009), used under Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 2.0 Generic

Featured Guest

Abby Whitbeck
Executive Director of AP Strategy and Analytics
College Board

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Featured Beverage

We drink Catherine III, a Russian imperial stout from the Wichita Brewing Co in Wichita, KS.