Title 20 — EducationRelease 119-73not60

§9831 Purpose

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

Last updated Apr 5, 2026|Official source

Summary

Raise student achievement by expanding AP and IB programs in high-need schools. Over a 4-year period starting in 2008, add 70,000 teachers qualified to teach AP or IB in math, science, and critical foreign languages. Increase to 700,000 per year the students who score passing AP (3–5) or IB exam results in those subjects. Also grow course offerings, enrollment, and statewide support.

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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 5, 2026

Release point: 119-73not60