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Indiana gets grants for AP test fee
Updated: Wednesday, 01 Aug 2012, 8:14 PM EDT
Published : Wednesday, 01 Aug 2012, 8:14 PM EDT
FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) The U.S. Department of Education announced Wednesday that it will give out more than $21.5 million in grants to 43 states to cover all or part of the fees charged to low-income students for taking Advanced Placement tests.
Indiana will receive more than $387,000.
Based on the anticipated number of test-takers and other factors, the grants under the Advanced Placement Test Fee Program are expected to be enough to pay up to $38 per Advanced Placement exam for as many as three exams per student.
“Advanced Placement participation is an important element in creating a college-going culture in our high schools,” said U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan. “AP courses help students develop the study skills, critical reasoning and habits of mind that prepare them for the transition to college. They give students -- particularly first-generation college-goers -- the confidence that they can successfully handle college-level work.”
By subsidizing test fees for low-income students, the program is intended to encourage those students to take AP tests and obtain college credit for high school courses, reducing the time and cost required to complete a degree.
“These funds will help eliminate financial roadblocks for more low-income students and allow them to fully benefit from the AP program,” Duncan said.
Scroll down to see a list of the grant recipients:
| # | State | Applicant | Amount |
| 1 | AK | State of Alaska Department of Education and Early Development | $16,698 |
| 2 | AL | Alabama Department of Education | $198,748 |
| 3 | AZ | Arizona Department of Education | $506,352 |
| 4 | CA | California Department of Education | $7,603,946 |
| 5 | CO | Colorado Department of Education | $653,573 |
| 6 | CT | Connecticut State Department of Education | $241,158 |
| 7 | DE | Delaware Department of Education | $58,476 |
| 8 | GA | Georgia Department of Education | $382,357 |
| 9 | HI | Hawaii State Department of Education | $68,152 |
| 10 | IA | Iowa Department of Education | $41,576 |
| 11 | ID | Idaho State Department of Education | $75,239 |
| 12 | IL | Illinois State Board of Education | $1,721,335 |
| 13 | IN | Indiana Department of Education | $387,776 |
| 14 | KS | Kansas State Department of Education | $85,765 |
| 15 | KY | Kentucky Department of Education | $394,457 |
| 16 | LA | Louisiana Department of Education | $46,568 |
| 17 | MA | Massachusetts Dept. of Elementary and Secondary Education | $388,857 |
| 18 | MD | Maryland State Department of Education | $558,611 |
| 19 | ME | State of Maine Department of Education | $69,197 |
| 20 | MI | Michigan Department of Education | $463,181 |
| 21 | MO | Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education | $21,652 |
| 22 | MS | Mississippi Department of Education | $187,710 |
| 23 | MT | Montana Office of Public Instruction | $67,084 |
| 24 | NC | North Carolina Department of Public Instruction | $702,847 |
| 25 | NE | Nebraska Department of Education | $20,927 |
| 26 | NH | New Hampshire Department of Education | $10,408 |
| 27 | NJ | New Jersey Department of Education | $349,294 |
| 28 | NM | New Mexico Public Education Department | $102,081 |
| 29 | NV | Nevada Department of Education | $248,657 |
| 30 | NY | New York State Education Department | $1,605,920 |
| 31 | OH | Ohio Department of Education | $284,938 |
| 32 | OR | Oregon Department of Education | $352,158 |
| 33 | PA | Pennsylvania Department of Education | $487,964 |
| 34 | RI | Rhode Island Department of Elementary and Secondary Education | $59,451 |
| 35 | SD | South Dakota Department of Education | $9,868 |
| 36 | TN | State of Tennessee | $202,006 |
| 37 | TX | Texas Education Agency | $2,006,084 |
| 38 | UT | Utah State Office of Education | $138,828 |
| 39 | VA | Virginia Department of Education | $188,905 |
| 40 | VI | Virgin Islands Department of Education | $13,472 |
| 41 | VT | Vermont Department of Education | $18,168 |
| 42 | WA | Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction | $461,578 |
| 43 | WV | West Virginia Department of Education | $52,629 |
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| Totals | $21,554,651 |
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