School districts move away from honors classes in favor of AP courses (Washington Post)

Not long ago, honors courses were considered a hallmark of student
achievement, a designation that impressed colleges and made parents beam.

Now, those courses are vanishing from public schools nationwide as
administrators move toward a more inclusive curriculum designed to encourage
underrepresented minority students to join their high-achieving peers in
college-level Advanced Placement classes.

Fairfax County?s public schools are at the forefront of the movement, nudging
would-be honors students toward more-rigorous AP courses, despite criticism
from some parents that eliminating honors will have the reverse effect and
lead some students to choose less-demanding ?standard education? classes
instead of AP.

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