How one student’s petition led to creation of the first AP Physics class at El Cerrito High

What happened

According to Local News Matters’s source item, How one student’s petition led to creation of the first AP Physics class at El Cerrito High, FOR THE FIRST TIME, AP Physics 1 is being taught at El Cerrito High School this semester. Taught by Elan Lavie, the class was approved last school year after 12th grader Shannon Chen petitioned for it. After surveying how many students were interested in the class and able to enroll in it, the course was approved […] The post How one student’s petition led to creation of the first AP Physics class at El Cerrito High appeared first on Local News Matters .

Context

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Source

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