<p>I agree that it is unlikely that many districts give schools & teachers the support they need to develop curriculum for students to excel.
Just in the last 7 or 8 years, out district had closed schools & canceled classes & programs that were perceived as " elitist", even though everyone was given the opportunity to participate & the support they needed to do so.
The opportunity to take AP Euro as a soph for instance at one school, has been replaced by * the requirement* that all sophomores take AP geography instead, not really the same thing.</p>