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.
“Since its inception, the development of the AP African American Studies course has been an on-going, iterative process that calls upon the expertise of teachers, professors, and experts who understand the key concepts, themes, and methodologies of African American Studies, and this refining proce...
Late Tuesday night, the Douglas County Board of Education voted 7-0 to approve the offering of Advanced Placement (AP) African American Studies. Last month the board's president delayed the decision saying she needed more time to consider questions raised about...
Late Tuesday night, the Douglas County Board of Education voted 7-0 to approve the offering of Advanced Placement (AP) African American Studies. Last month the board's president delayed the decision saying she needed more time to consider questions raised about...
Advanced Placement African American Studies may not be widely available in Georgia next year, after the state superintendent withheld approval for the course in 2024–25. School districts can offer the course anyway but won’t receive any state funding to pay for it—making it much more diffi...
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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...
Late Tuesday night, the Douglas County Board of Education voted 7-0 to approve the offering of Advanced Placement (AP) African American Studies. Last month the board's president delayed the decision saying she needed more time to consider questions raised about the course. ...
The College Board released Wednesday the official framework of a new Advanced Placement course on African American Studies that Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis earlier denounced for imposing a “political agenda.”
This isn’t the first time the College Board has sparred with the Florida Board of Education over what can be taught in Advanced Placement classes. Earlier this year, DeSantis rejected the non-profit’sAP African American Studiescourse because it included lessons on reparations, Black queer stu...