San Diego, California - May 21, 2007 - Pangea
Foundation today announced the launch of an Advanced
Placement Web application that will help schools support
traditionally underrepresented youth with Advanced
Placement Program® potential. The Web application,
branded Abilities4Edu™, offers schools a clear
path to guide students through successful AP® testing,
and ultimately on to college.
Abilities4Edu will be piloted by the San Diego Unified
School District. The school district was recently awarded
an Advanced Placement Incentive (API) grant by the
United States Department of Education. Abilities4Edu
will provide schools a Web-based platform for measuring
program outcomes related to the API grant.
The goal of the API grant is to close the AP equity
gap between economically disadvantaged and non-economically
disadvantaged schools through a variety of professional
development programs, supplemental student education
opportunities, and parent outreach efforts to achieve
the following outcomes: (1) AP Courses offered at disadvantaged
schools will be equal in number to those offered at
non-economically disadvantaged schools; (2) the percentage
of students enrolled in one or more core AP courses
at participating schools will equal that of non-economically
disadvantaged schools; (3) the percentage of underrepresented
students enrolled in one or more core AP courses at
participating schools will increase to close the equity
gap; and (4) the number of AP tests taken by and passed
by low-income and underrepresented groups will increase
to close the equity gap at participating schools.
The three-year grant will serve 13 high schools and
their respective feeder middle schools. Over 2,500
unduplicated students will be served over the three-year
grant period.
About Pangea Foundation
Pangea Foundation is the Nonprofit Impact Reporting Specialist™. Founded
in 1996, we are an award winning nonprofit organization based in San Diego, California.
Pangea Foundation equips data-driven nonprofits across America with intuitive,
secure, and easy-to-use Web applications that help organizations visualize and
communicate the impact of their programs. We spark support movements for America’s
most respected nonprofits using Impact Visualization—a compelling way to
engage evidence-based funders and the public by fusing real-time statistical
program results with advanced data visualization technologies. What we deliver
is Impact Visualization On Demand™. Our real-time Web applications transform
static data into eye-catching graphical pictures and visual analytics to help
you communicate program impact with clarity. To learn more, visit www.pangeafoundation.org,
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