Revisions to the course also included efforts to balance introduction-level topics with time for further exploration, create a robust and diverse source base for students, and align course content with college courses for credit, College Board says. The course ...
In 1919, prior to the influx of HBCUs offering black history courses as a part of their curriculum, Woodson issued the first report on African-American studies courses offered in Northern colleges. He reported the following courses:Ohio State University, Slavery Struggles in the United States ...
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,”...
The College Board has announced it will begin offering anAdvanced Placement(AP) African American Studies course at 60 unnamed high schools across the U.S. this fall, CBS News has learned. TheAPprogram, which gives high school students an opportunity to take college-level courses bef...
The disciplines of English, sociology, history, and political science had listings of courses with both gender and race titles. This small survey indicates that the psychology of women has not had much influence on the curriculum of African American Studies. Possible reasons for this are discussed...
The College Board offers AP courses across the academic spectrum, including in math, science, social studies, foreign languages and fine arts. The courses are optional and taught at a college level. Students who score high enough on the final exam usually earn course credit at their university....
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, ...
Ron DeSantis' administration has rejected an African American history course that is set to be a part of the college board's slate of advanced placement courses in high schools. In a letter obtained by ABC News, the Florida Department of Education rejected the course, calling it "inexpli...
Tenth grade students in Texas typically take World History, but for the first time ever, this school year Garland ISD sophomores can choose to take Mexican-American or African-American Studies instead. "I really want to learn more about my ancestry or more of where my family comes from, and...
The testing organization behind a new advanced high school class in African American studies met several times and exchanged emails over the past year with Florida officials to discuss the course, the state Education Department said, amid a roiling natio