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According to a national report issued by the College Board, more than one-fifth of Florida's 2007 public high school graduates passed an Advanced Placement (AP) exam, ranking Florida fourth in the nation. In addition, Florida once again had the second greatest increase in the total number of public school students earning a passing score (3 or above) on an AP exam when compared to all other states from 2006 to 2007.

According to the College Board, Florida has been recognized for:

• A record number of students taking AP exams in high school and nearly double the number of students taking AP exams five years ago.
• Increasing the overall number of students taking AP exams by more than 9 percent over the previous year.
• Increasing the number of African-American and Hispanic students taking AP exams over the previous year (15.6 and 10.7 percent increases respectively).
• The greatest number of African-American and Hispanic students passing AP exams when compared to all other states.
• Eliminating the achievement gap for Hispanic students - the percentage of Florida Hispanic students passing AP exams in 2007 is greater than the percentage of Hispanic students in that graduating class.

For more information on both the student essay and educator award contests, visit http://www.fldoe.org/evaluation/.