The College Board is hitting back at top Florida officials over their ban on AP African American Studies, calling their claims 'slander.' The organization said it should have come out more strongly against the criticisms sooner.
The College Board now says it should have come out more strongly against the criticisms by Florida officials sooner and that its"failure to raise our voice betrayed Black scholars everywhere and those who have long toiled to build this remarkable field."
The organization clarified that the course framework is only an outline, and certain controversial topics such as Black Lives Matter were always optional in the pilot program and not required to be taught. The College Board reserved some of its strongest language for Florida officials themselves, who it said made"audacious claims" about getting the College Board to change the course curriculum but in reality offered no concrete suggestions to the organization when given multiple chances during months of correspondence.
"We have made the mistake of treating FDOE with the courtesy we always accord to an education agency, but they have instead exploited this courtesy for their political agenda," the organization"After each written or verbal exchange with them, as a matter of professional protocol, we politely thanked them for their feedback and contributions, although they had given none."
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