The Advanced Placement African American Studies course that sparkedcontroversyamong some conservative lawmakers has been revised andwas releasedby the College Board on Wednesday. The updated curriculum is now se
African American Studies course has implications for studies on Black families. In relegating Black feminism and Black queer theory as optional research topics in the course, the College Board failed to recognize the importance of theorizing intersectional blackness in research in Black Studies in ...
“In terms of required content, we tried to focus on materials that we heard from colleges should be included in an introductory course,” Brandi Waters, senior director of AP African American Studies at the College Board, told USA TODAY. The revision also emphasizes required topics on Africa...
1. What stands out most about the new AP African American Studies course? The course curriculum puts Black people at the center. This is significant for two reasons. First, Advanced Placement has long had courses focused on topics likeEuropean historyandFrench language and culture, ...
(AP) African American Studies course, which was rolled out in a pilot program across 60 unnamed U.S. high schools this year. It is unclear if any of those schools are in Florida."Our commitment to AP African American Studies is unwavering," wrote the College Board in astatement, before ...
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
Up to 1,300 institutions offered at least one course in African-American studies as of 1974. Some estimates place the number of African-American studies programs reaching its peak at 800 in the early 1970s and declining to about 375, due to the lack of resources and support, by the mid-...
Returning to the excitement of adding AP African American Studies, Attaway emphasized the significance of the course for students at Madison East. “Our students want this, so let's give it to them,” Attaway said. “Let's give them s...
The College Board is facing heated criticism for its revisions to an Advanced Placement (AP) African American studies program after Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) said the course “lacked educational value” and would not go forward in his state’s school
In the case of the African American Studies course, the College Board briefed Florida officials on the content of the final framework only after it was made public on February 1, the organization says. No topics were removed due to a lack of education value, and no Black scholars or authors...