<p>what if you are a “notch” below because you dont have access, to those things that put you in the notch? </p>
<p>2011: [Alabama</a> Department of Education Press Release](<a href=“Alabama Department of Education Press Release”>Alabama Department of Education Press Release)</p>
<p>in 2010 only 19.5% of alabama students took ap exams only 9% got qualifying scores
number drops to 14% for low income students and only 7.4% got qualifying scores.</p>
<p>this is older but point can be seen…take a rural state and add in a rural areas of the state:[Lack</a> of AP Courses Holds Rural Students Back | Daily Yonder | Keep It Rural](<a href=“http://www.dailyyonder.com/lack-ap-courses-holds-rural-students-back]Lack”>http://www.dailyyonder.com/lack-ap-courses-holds-rural-students-back)</p>
<p>2011…birmingham schools are getting programs (not rural) [20</a> Ala. high schools join AP programs participation list - Mass Math & Science Initiative News | Mass Insight Education](<a href=“http://www.massinsight.org/news/85/]20”>Page not found - Mass Insight)</p>
<p>3 days ago: settlement in lee county (rural) to help AA’s get access to ap classes:
[Education</a> Depart., Alabama District To Promote AP Classes To Blacks | News One](<a href=“http://newsone.com/2716162/lee-county-schools-al-ocr/]Education”>Education Depart., Alabama District To Promote AP Classes To Blacks)</p>
<p>your answer may well be then they shouldnt go to the flagship, or they arent qualified to go to the flagship, but to call them a notch below may be misleading…they havent had the opportunity.</p>