The official curriculum for a new Advanced Placement course on African American studies released Wednesday downplays some components that had drawn criticism from conservatives including Florida Gov.
It’s not the first time the embattled course, introduced in 2022, has been blocked by Republican state officials. In 2023 Florida governor Ron DeSantisbanned the coursein its pilot year, and Arkansasrefused to approve itfor state funding. Last month South Carolina also withheld approval fo...
In January, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, a Republican, called the class "indoctrination" and the state banned it outright. The state's education department wrote it was "inexplicably contrary to Florida law and significantly lacks educational value." In August, Arkansas said the course...
Marlon Williams-Clark, a social studies instructor at Florida State University schools, has taught one of the first classes in a state that has banned teaching critical race theory in public K–12 institutions. "You can tell there is a thirst [students] have to obtain this knowle...
Marlon Williams-Clark, a social studies instructor at a charter school in Tallahassee, Florida,started teachingthe pilot class in August. Just last year, the Florida Education Boardbannedschools from teaching critical race theory. “You can tell there is a thirst [students] have to obtain...
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The East African country of Kenya has been at the forefront of the global war on plastic since 2017, when officials banned plastic bags. In June 2020, the government ___ the efforts with a ban on single-use plastics in protected areas. Unfortunately, the measures have ___ made any impact...
Schooling in Florida has proven to be very difficult to document. I have been able to find only a single reference to a school which was taught in Key West, Florida. Eliza Ann Taylor told an interviewer: "Mr. Roberts was a Negro man well-educated in dem times; he taught other free ...
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