Advanced Placement or AP test scores continue to rise in Connecticut, as does the number of students taking them. According to figures announced by the state Department of Education, 5% more students took AP exams in the 2017-2018 school year than the year before. Students of color did particularly well, with double-digit gains in both the number of students taking AP exams and the number of them that scored a 3, 4, or 5 on the exams. The numbers did not take into account how many students