College Board Pushes A.P. Courses and Tests, Even as They Fail Some Students This year, taxpayers paid the nonprofit at least $90 million for A.P. tests that many students failed. Author: DANA GOLDSTEIN Share this:Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window)Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window)Click to email a link to a friend (Opens in new window)Click to print (Opens in new window)MoreClick to share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window)Click to share on Reddit (Opens in new window)Click to share on Tumblr (Opens in new window)