AP African American Studies - Junk fee crackdown - States negotiate water cuts

Source: Associated Press

1. Summary
   On Wednesday the College Board, which regulates Advanced Placement classes, unveiled changes to its new African American Studies course. The course no longer incorporates certain scholars, such as Kimberlé W. Crenshaw, who pioneered critical race theory, and Ta-Nehisi Coates, an advocate of reparations. Some contemporary topics, like Black Lives Matter, are no longer part of the final exam.
   
   The change comes after Florida said it would not allow the course, saying it violated state laws on how race-related issues are taught. The state already requires the teaching of African American history. Gov. DeSantis on Tuesday also proposed mandating certain content at state universities.
   
   The College Board said that politics did not impact the course update, and that it has a time-stamped document showing the changes were approved before Florida officials first rejected the course. But PEN America, a free speech group, said the Board risked sending the message that political threats can censor what is taught.

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   The College Board strips down its AP curriculum for African American Studies.
   New York Times (Moderate Left) • Factual Grade 70% • 7 min read
   

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   Did Ron DeSantis really just change the AP African American Studies curriculum?
   Reason (Moderate Right) • Factual Grade 70% • 4 min read

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   "Indoctrination"? Banning Black history? Unraveling competing claims about rejected Florida AP class.
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