Federal grant to help Nev. students with exam costs
By Neal Morton, Las Vegas Review-Journal
The U.S. Department of Education will send Nevada a $415,783 grant to help cover the cost of Advanced Placement exams for low-income students.
Estimates are the grant should pay for all but $15 of the cost of each exam, which students can take to earn college credit while in high school.
The College Board, which administers the tests, charges $93 for each exam, though the organization offers a $31 discount to students from low-income households.