Title 20 — EducationRelease 119-73

§9831 Purpose

Title 20 › Chapter CHAPTER 78— - SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY, ENGINEERING, MATHEMATICS, AND CRITICAL FOREIGN LANGUAGE EDUCATION › Subchapter SUBCHAPTER I— - TEACHER ASSISTANCE › Part Part B— - Advanced Placement and International Baccalaureate Programs › § 9831

Last updated Apr 6, 2026|Official source

Summary

Boost success in Advanced Placement (AP) and International Baccalaureate (IB) programs in high-need schools. Over a 4-year period starting in 2008, add 70,000 teachers who are qualified to teach AP or IB courses in math, science, and critical foreign languages. Grow to 700,000 each year the number of students in high-need schools who either score a 3, 4, or 5 on an AP exam in those subjects or pass the IB exam. Increase how many AP/IB and pre‑AP/pre‑IB courses are offered and how many students take them, and help states do the same.

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Title 20, §9831

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It is the purpose of this part—

(1)to raise academic achievement through Advanced Placement and International Baccalaureate programs by increasing, by 70,000, over a 4-year period beginning in 2008, the number of teachers serving high-need schools who are qualified to teach Advanced Placement or International Baccalaureate courses in mathematics, science, and critical foreign languages;

(2)to increase, to 700,000 per year, the number of students attending high-need schools who—

(A)take and score a 3, 4, or 5 on an Advanced Placement examination in mathematics, science, or a critical foreign language administered by the College Board; or

(B)achieve a passing score on an examination administered by the International Baccalaureate Organization in such a subject;

(3)to increase the availability of, and enrollment in, Advanced Placement or International Baccalaureate courses in mathematics, science, and critical foreign languages, and pre-Advanced Placement or pre-International Baccalaureate courses in such subjects, in high-need schools; and

(4)to support statewide efforts to increase the availability of, and enrollment in, Advanced Placement or International Baccalaureate courses in mathematics, science, and critical foreign languages, and pre-Advanced Placement or pre-International Baccalaureate courses in such subjects, in high-need schools.

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20 U.S.C. § 9831

Title 20 — Education

Last Updated

Apr 6, 2026

Release point: 119-73