Henry-Louis Gates, Jr., one of the country's foremost experts on African American history, helped develop the AP African American Studies program. He toldTIMEthat the class "is not CRT. It's not the [New York T
The College Board reports that 45 percent of students in the pilot program are new to AP classes, and 80 percent have said they are considering further enrollment in African American studies and other advanced courses. “It’s been so meaningful to so many students, parents and educators,”...
White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre called the DeSantis administration's rejection of the course "incomprehensible," while noting that the state did not block other AP classes like European history. "But the state chooses to block a course that is meant for high-achieving high s...
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This school year, College Board is piloting their newest Advanced Placement (AP) course, AP African American Studies, at 60 high schools across the country. Although College Board has not named the 60 schools or released a course syllabus, educators in t
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Alyssa Paolocci, a social studies teacher at Madison East who volunteered to teach AP African American Studies, expressed excitement about this opportunity. “In the past few years we’ve had to cut a lot of classes, we just really wan...
Second, across the country, few classes—with or without the AP label—are available to students interested in studying the Black experience. This course will likely give many students that opportunity for the first time. 2. Is the new AP African American studies course different fr...
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“Taking this class,” she said, “I realized how much is not said in other classes.” Matthew Evans, 16, said the class has educated him on a multitude of perspectives on Black history. He said the political controversy is just “a distraction.” “Any time you want to try to ...