AP exam grants: how much each state is receiving
WASHINGTON (AP) — A look at how much each state received in Education Department grants to reduce the cost of advanced placement exams for low-income students. The grant covers advanced placement exams administered by the College Board, the International Baccalaureate Organization and Cambridge International Examinations:
State | Applicant | Amount* |
AK | State of Alaska Department of Education & Early Development | $26,843 |
AL | Alabama Department of Education | $40,034 |
AZ | Arizona Department of Education | $704,137 |
CA | California Department of Education | $10,736,965 |
CO | Colorado Department of Education | $455,128 |
CT | Connecticut State Department of Education | $293,444 |
DC | Office of the State Superintendent of Education | $141,334 |
DE | Delaware Department of Education | $97,841 |
HI | Hawaii State Department of Education | $104,030 |
IA | Iowa Department of Education | $59,823 |
ID | Idaho State Department of Education | $75,552 |
IL | Illinois State Board of Education | $2,224,219 |
IN | Indiana Department of Education | $474,939 |
KS | Kansas State Department of Education | $82,176 |
KY | Kentucky Department of Education | $464,887 |
LA | Louisiana Department of Education | $281,745 |
MA | Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education | $672,919 |
MD | Maryland State Department of Education | $635,077 |
ME | State of Maine, Department of Education | $83,961 |
MI | Michigan Department of Education | $639,367 |
MO | Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education | $188,048 |
MS | Mississippi Department of Education | $54,287 |
MT | Montana Office of Public Instruction | $4,604 |
NC | North Carolina Department of Public Instruction | $759,099 |
NE | Nebraska Department of Education | $5,331 |
NH | New Hampshire Department of Education | $30,399 |
NJ | New Jersey Department of Education | $585,366 |
NM | New Mexico Public Education Department | $46,240 |
NV | Nevada Department of Education | $435,616 |
NY | New York State Education Department | $2,643,454 |
OH | Ohio Department of Education | $349,518 |
OR | Oregon Department of Education | $198,258 |
PA | Pennsylvania Department of Education | $596,608 |
RI | Rhode Island Department of Elementary and Secondary Education | $74,057 |
SD | South Dakota Department of Education | $7,513 |
TN | State of Tennessee | $67,516 |
TX | Texas Education Agency | $3,018,808 |
VA | Virginia Department of Education | $358,608 |
VI | Virgin Islands Department of Education | $16,745 |
VT | Vermont Agency of Education | $29,928 |
WA | Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction | $655,883 |
WV | West Virginia Department of Education | $62,693 |
Totals |
Note: The award amounts reflect the amounts needed to fund the spring 2014 exams and a portion of the spring 2015 exams for each state.
Source: U.S. Department of Education