One Washington school district has taken a giant leap this year in pushing students to take college preparatory courses.Starting in fall 2010, all students in grades 6-12 in Federal Way Public Schools who meet state standards are automatically enrolled in their school's advanced academic programs. As a result, the number of students enrolled in advanced courses has increased by 70 percent, and for the first time the district's ethnic diversity is reflected within these classes.While other school systems have adopted automatic enrollment in traditional "honors" courses, in Federal Way the advanced courses are by default the highly demanding AP, IB and Cambridge programs.Read More... More on Standardized Testing