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The College Board claims its AP Psychology course was "effectively banned" in Florida because of the state's laws on teaching sexual orientation and gender identity.
When the College Board began developing its AP African American studies class amid the social justice uprisings of 2020, it set out to create a pathbreaking high school class that would demand ...
The College Board has refuted claims its Advanced Placement African American Studies course contains the same language as a contested standard in Florida’s new African American history standards.
The College Board is struggling to move past the recent controversy surrounding its AP African American studies course, facing calls for an independent investigation as it rolls out even more ...
The College Board announced Monday that it would make changes in the controversial new offering in African American studies. The current “framework” released for a full pilot in the next year has been ...
The College Board says changes will be made to its new AP African American studies course, after critics said the agency bowed to political pressure and removed several topics from the framework ...
In February, the College Board revealed its revised curriculum for the new AP African American history course, eliminating the requirement that students learn about critical race theory and other ...
The College Board has had high hopes for the course, introducing it at a glittery reception in February at the National Museum of African American History and Culture, part of the Smithsonian.
More changes are coming to the AP African American studies course after College Board officials faced backlash for removing topics from the class that were criticized by Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis.
The first year of the College Board’s AP African American Studies pilot in 60 high schools nationwide is wrapping up, and next year, 800 schools in more than 40 states will be offering the course.
T he College Board’s new AP course in African American studies was meant to be a crowning achievement for the organization. “We hope it will broaden the invitation to Advanced Placement and ...