New Mexico awarded grant to help students pay for Advanced Placement exams

Jeff Bingaman

U.S. Senator Jeff Bingaman today announced that the New Mexico Education Department will receive a $102,081 federal grant to help students defray the cost of Advanced Placement exams.  Bingaman is the author of the law that created this grant program within the U.S. Department of Education.The Department of Education’s AP Test Fee Program awards grants enables students to pay all or a portion of advanced placement test fees on behalf of eligible low-income students.   The program is designed to increase the number of low-income students who take advanced placement tests and receive scores for which college academic credit is awarded. “AP courses offer students an opportunity to raise the quality of their education while earning college credits. This grant will help students cover the cost of AP exams, giving them a head start on their college degrees,” Bingaman said. 

New Mexico awarded grant to help students pay for Advanced Placement exams