Starting in fall of 2026, the AP® World Language and Culture exams are changing in ways that go well beyond format adjustments. What the Project Actually RequiresThe new AP Project is not a speaking task that can be rehearsed. For administrators, it means more coherent program evaluation, more efficient training, and a clearer story about what the district’s world language education actually stands for. For administrators, it is a signal that the quality of world language programs is a strategic investment with consequences that extend well beyond the AP classroom. María Jesús Abilleira is director of marketing and product at Klett World Languages, a K–12 world language publisher headquartered in Chicago, offering project-based, proficiency-driven programs in Spanish, French, German, and Italian.