The administration of Florida's Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis has blocked the introduction of a newAdvanced Placement coursefor high school students that focuses on African American studies.The College Board, which handles all AP courses, rolled out the pilot program this fall in 60 high schools a...
The College Board has announced its new Advanced Placement (AP) course in African American studies, promising to give students groundbreaking exposure to the US’ black history but encountering complaints that it allowed some major politically motivated omissions. AP courses produced by the non-profit...
African-American studies departments were created in a confrontational environment on American universities with the rejection of traditional curricula content. The curriculum preferred by these departments was to be an ordered arrangement of courses that progressed from introductory to advanced levels. Darlen...
The College Board has announced it will begin offering an Advanced Placement (AP) African American Studies course at 60 unnamed high schools across the U.S. this fall, CBS News has learned. The AP program, which gives high school students an opportunity to take college-level cou...
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,...
(2) What impact do African American Studies courses have on students' academic and social worldview?;A random sample of 35 students was taken from a population of over 180 students who had enrolled in the Introduction to African American Studies course during the past six semesters. These ...
“It’s important to recognize that this is an African American Studies course that’s being proposed, and not just an African American history class that’s being proposed,” Levinson said. Levinson also cited research that shows the positive benefits of taking ethnic studies courses for some ...
The AP African American Studies course has drawn fire from some Republicans calling it an example of "woke-ism" infiltrating education. But students in the course say it shouldn't be considered controversial.
The spokesperson said it will authorize African American Studies classes as an AP course in South Carolina "if those courses meet college-level standards as verified by the AP program’s standard process," which could then be marked as Advanced Placement on student transcripts to co...
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....