The College Board released the official curriculum for a new Advanced Placement course in African American studies on the first day of Black History Month. But people are divided.
In response, the College Board announced it would be releasing"the official framework" for the course on Feb. 1. When contacted for comment after that announcement, the organization did not confirm whether Florida's rejection of the course would play a role in its revisions.
David Johns, executive director of the National Black Justice Coalition, a civil rights organization that advocates for Black LGBT people, asked the College Board to"consider pulling all AP classes from the State of Florida if Governor DeSantis continues to try to inject his political agenda into our classrooms."
"Too often politics interferes with education, which is exactly what DeSantis attempted here," Weingarten
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Black history class revised by College Board after criticismThe official curriculum for a new Advanced Placement course on African American studies downplays some components that drew criticism from conservatives including Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, who had threatened to ban the class in his state. In the framework released on Wednesday, topics including Black Lives Matter, slavery reparations and queer life are not part of the exam. The course is currently being tested at 60 schools around the U.S., and the official materials are intended to guide its expansion to hundreds of additional high schools in the next academic year.
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College Board revises AP Black history class after criticismIn the new framework, topics including Black Lives Matter and queer life are not part of the exam. They are included only on a list of sample project topics that states and school systems can choose from for assignments.
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Black history class revised by College Board after criticismThe official curriculum for a new Advanced Placement course on African American studies downplays some components that drew criticism from conservatives including Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, who had threatened to ban the class in his state.
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Black history class revised by College Board after criticismBATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — A revised curriculum for a new Advanced Placement course on African American studies downplays some components that drew criticism from conservatives including Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, who had threatened to ban the class in his state .
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Black history class revised by College Board after criticismA revised curriculum for a new Advanced Placement course on African American studies downplays some components that drew criticism from conservatives including Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis.
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College Board Kicks Off Black History Month by Caving To Ron DeSantisIn revising its AP African American Studies curriculum, the organization is helping the right reshape education in its own image.
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