Reviews
"While ample research has sought to understand the benefits of AP participation and success, Learning in the Fast Lane puts that research into context, situating the program amid other education reform efforts and comparing it to alternatives. This is insightful scholarship."-- Martin R. West, Harvard Graduate School of Education, "Learning in the Fast Lane is exceptionally engaging. It deals with many complex issues, such as the main drivers of AP growth, yet it easily brings its point across with a combination of case studies and analysis."'e" Jonathan A. Plucker, Johns Hopkins University, "While ample research has sought to understand the benefits of AP participation and success, Learning in the Fast Lane puts that research into context, situating the program amid other education reform efforts and comparing it to alternatives. This is insightful scholarship."'e" Martin R. West, Harvard Graduate School of Education, "[Both] a history and a full-throated defense of the Advanced Placement program." ---Jason Riley, Wall Street Journal, "The most comprehensive book ever on Advanced Placement, the most powerful educational tool in the country. . . . [Finn and Scanlan] add so much to a subject crucial to the future of high schools." ---Jay Mathews, Washington Post, "[T]he most comprehensive book about the Advanced Placement (AP) program available. . . . [E]ngaging and well researched, and those who feel well informed about the AP program--having taken classes and/or exams themselves--will be enthralled with the content of this rich read." ---W. S. Miner, Choice Reviews, "Both a history and full-throated defense of the Advanced Placement program." ---Jason L. Riley, Wall Street Journal, "But having long been intrigued with the influence of AP's college-level courses and exams, I was thrilled to see Finn and his co-author, Andrew E. Scanlan, add so much to a subject crucial to the future of high schools." ---Jay Mathews, Washington Post, "Learning in the Fast Lane is exceptionally engaging. It deals with many complex issues, such as the main drivers of AP growth, yet it easily brings its point across with a combination of case studies and analysis."-- Jonathan A. Plucker, Johns Hopkins University
