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The Washington Post7y
AP World History course is dropping thousands of years of human events — and critics are furious - The Washington Post
Since 2002, the AP World History course has covered thousands of years of human activity around the planet, starting 10,000 years back. But now the College Board, which owns the Advanced Placement ...
The Washington Post6y
College Board restores 250 years to AP World History course after outcry over plan to cut 9,000 years
The current AP® World History course and exam attempt to cover 10,000 years of human history — from the Paleolithic Era to the present. In contrast, colleges manage the unique breadth of world ...
The Atlantic7y
The College Board's Problematic Changes to AP World - The Atlantic
Moving all of the pre-1450 A.D. history to another course, they contend, will do little to ensure that that part of the human story—which one AP World teacher in Michigan, Tyler George ...
Inside Higher Ed7y
Critics say proposed rewrite of AP World History exam is too Eurocentric - Inside Higher Ed
In so doing it joined a contentious debate over what world history means and who gets included. Specifically, critics of the board’s decision say that beginning the AP World History exam -- and by ...
The Hechinger Report3y
STUDENT VOICE: College Board’s AP curriculum must embrace cultural diversity and move away from Eurocentrism - The Hechinger Report
Regarding the writer’s critique of AP World, I am baffled. I teach the course, and the course covers the totality of world history. Europe is just a sliver of the curriculum. Much tine is spent ...
NPR7y
Changes Coming To AP World History Classes - NPR
The Advanced Placement World History course will no longer include precolonial civilizations. Scott Simon talks to Amanda DoAmaral, a former AP World History teacher, about why she opposes the change.
Politico7y
AP World History gets a makeover, and high school teachers rebel
Students taking the new post-1450 course will lose a broad global understanding of history, teachers say. “In a world that is fueled by quick reactions on social media, bias news (in all ...
The Sentinel10mon
Carlisle course changes could add more diverse voices to history instruction
The Carlisle School Board could vote Sept. 19 to accept changes to eighth grade U.S. History I and 10th grade World History that would add the viewpoint of previously marginalized ...
Atlanta Journal-Constitution7y
AP World History course: Narrowing scope denies students vital context - The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
AP World History Course Changes: An Atlanta AP World History teacher warns that proposed changes to the class risk making it too Eurocentric, removing thousands of years of history, ...
Education Week18y
World History and Geography Gain Traction In Class - Education Week
“Just because it says ‘world history’ in the course title doesn’t give an indication that students have a greater depth of understanding,” said Ms. Altoff, the social studies curriculum ...
Inside Higher Ed6y
College Board backtracks on plan to begin AP World History exam in the year 1450, saying it will now begin in 1200 - Inside Higher Ed
“The current AP World History course and exam attempt to cover 10,000 years of human history -- from the Paleolithic Era to the present,” the board said in its Wednesday announcement, summing up the ...
Tampa Bay Times7y
AP World History course is dropping thousands of years of human events - and critics are furious - Tampa Bay Times
Since 2002, the AP World History course has covered thousands of years of human activity around the planet, starting 10,000 years back. But now the College Board, which owns the Advanced Placement ...