Beginning Monday, hundreds of thousands of high school students sat down at desks—and in cars, on bedroom floors and anywhere they could find some quiet—and took Advanced Placement exams with the hopes of proving mastery of a range of academic subjects. The tests look much different than in years past, as the coronavirus pandemic has closed high schools and sent the College Board, which runs the Advanced Placement program, scrambling to create a new format. Over the coming weeks 3.4 million students are expected to take the...

Source: Wall Street Journal May 11, 2020 14:58 UTC