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Richard Tolbert, 18, writes on a smartboard during his AP Calculus AB class at Mays High School in Atlanta on Thursday, Dec. 4, 2025. Mays had stopped offering the course but brought it back a few years ago. Atlanta Public is urging more students to take AP classes across the district. (Arvin Temkar/AJC)

Krista Sanders teaches an AP Calculus AB course at Mays High School in Atlanta on Thursday, Dec. 4, 2025. She offers after-school sessions for her students to help them keep up with the workload. (Arvin Temkar/AJC)

Bethany Momon, 18, listens during an AP Calculus AB class at Mays High School in Atlanta on Thursday, Dec. 4, 2025. She's taking the course because she wants to attend Caltech or Georgia Tech next year. She and two of her classmates got accepted early into Georgia Tech. (Arvin Temkar/AJC)

Teacher Krista Sanders (center) helps student Robbie Khatib, 16, during an AP AB Calculus class at Benjamin E. Mays High School in Atlanta on Thursday, December 4, 2025. Mays is also an International Baccalaureate (globally recognized curriculum) and offers dual enrollment, where students can take college courses for credit. (Arvin Temkar / AJC)

Brent Eickhoff teaches an AP African American Studies class at Midtown High School in Atlanta on Monday, Dec. 8, 2025. His students are pretending they work for a fast-food company and have to make collectibles of African explorers for a child's meal. (Arvin Temkar/AJC)

Students participate in an AP African American Studies class at Midtown High School in Atlanta on Monday, Dec. 8, 2025. Midtown Principal Betsy Bockman wants more students of color in AP classes. She said the majority of Midtown's faculty are teachers of color. (Arvin Temkar/AJC)

Teacher Susan Salvesen (standing left) helps students during an AP Government class at Midtown High School in Atlanta on Monday, Dec. 8, 2025. They are preparing to debate part of the Federalist Papers where Alexander Hamilton argues for a unitary executive branch of government in the U.S. (Arvin Temkar/AJC)

Student Kai Chen (center) raises her hand to answer a question during an AP Government class at Midtown High School in Atlanta on Monday, Dec. 8, 2025. Midtown offers after-school sessions and Saturday school to help students with their AP course load. (Arvin Temkar/AJC)

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Richard Tolbert, 18, writes on a smartboard during his AP Calculus AB class at Mays High School in Atlanta on Thursday, Dec. 4, 2025. Mays had stopped offering the course but brought it back a few years ago. Atlanta Public is urging more students to take AP classes across the district. (Arvin Temkar/AJC)

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