The National Math and Science Initiative will be bringing Advanced Placement courses to tens of thousands of students, including military kids.

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But to meet admissions standards for Ivy League schools, Luke had to take such a heavy load of courses, advanced-placement exams and extracurricular activities that he worked seven days a week for almost two years.

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Also the National Math and Science Institute, the military, and major companies are working together all across the country to offer math and science Advanced Placement courses to high schools with large numbers of military students, including right here in Tidewater -- the Tidewater area.

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Apex, a provider of computer-based learning tools, began by targeting a specific type of low enrollment offering: advanced placement (AP) courses.

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High schools have -- with high numbers of military students -- are adding more Advanced Placement courses so that these kids have the opportunities they deserve to compete for college.

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One indication of this trend is student interest in the Advanced Placement (AP) courses offered by the College Board.

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Professor LARRY ROME (Biology, University of Pennsylvania): And he's taking all these advanced placement courses and they essentially have college textbooks.

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Mark Dixon, the governor's adviser for education, says that several years ago fewer than half of Alabama's public high schools offered any college-level Advanced Placement (AP) courses.

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