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| Title | Article: College Board may end Italian AP test |
| Body | From http://www.boston.com/news/education/k_12/articles/2008/09/21/college_board_may_end_italian_ap_test/?rss_id=Boston.com+--+Education+news College Board may end Italian AP test Says donations, exam-takers must increase By Larry Gordon September 21, 2008 LOS ANGELES - Italian-American groups in California and across the nation have a few words for the College Board: "Salviamo il nostro esame!" The "save our exam" battle cry is at the core of a campaign to rescue the Advanced Placement test in Italian Language and Culture. The College Board launched the exam with fanfare just three years ago, but now is threatening to kill it unless donations are found to support it and the number of test takers increases. "It's a formidable task we are facing. We realize that. But we also feel there is nothing more important to the Italian-American community than the preservation of Italian language education, and the AP is central to that," said Margaret Cuomo, daughter of former New York governor Mario Cuomo and a leader in the national effort to save the test. Read the entire article at http://tinyurl.com/3rfwkg . |
| Source | Boston Globe |
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