‘Cowering to politics’: how AP African American studies became the most controversial course in the US
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Key FactsDeSantis says Florida may be able to do without the College Board, AP classes, and the SAT test.
Apr 11, 2023 · Reading time: ~30 sec.
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- Ron DeSantis has stated that the state's relationship with the College Board, the private company that administers those courses and the SAT exam, should be reconsidered.
- "This College Board, like, nobody elected them to anything," DeSantis said at a press conference in Naples on Monday.
- Florida, like Disney, has long had a close relationship with the College Board.
- "Of course, our universities can or can't accept College Board courses for credit, maybe they'll do others."
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DeSantis floats replacing AP classes in Florida amid College Board fight: Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) on Monday floated replacing Advancement Placement (AP) ...
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College Board accuses Florida Dept. of Education of ‘slander’: The nonprofit is dueling with the DeSantis administration over a new AP course on African American ...
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College Board hits back at Florida’s initial rejection of AP African American Studies course and admits it made mistakes in rollout
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Hiltzik: The College Board and 'anti-woke' warriors: The College Board said that no states provided feedback on its AP Black studies course ...
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Florida Governor Ron DeSantis Throws Fit and Threatens to End All AP Courses in Florida
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DeSantis: Florida to "reevaluate" College Board services, AP classes: It's an extension to the ongoing feud between the state and the edcuation ...
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The College Board’s Rocky Path, Through Florida, to the A.P. Black Studies Course
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DeSantis ponders ending AP classes for Florida students: Gov. Ron DeSantis is threatening to ban Advanced Placement courses and the SAT college exams for high ...
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DeSantis hints at doing away with Advanced Placement courses in Florida: “Nobody elected them to anything,” he said of the College Board, which administers AP ...
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Christine Ledbetter: Story of New Philadelphia, the first US town settled by a Black man, is even more crucial
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Key FactsBiden Slams Gov. Ron DeSantis' Persistence in Dumbing Down Florida Education
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- In reaction to DeSantis' persistent attack on Florida education, Biden tweeted on Friday, "I think every kid, in every zip code, in every state should have access to every education opportunity possible."
- Biden was responding to a story in The Washington Post on Thursday about angry Florida parents concerned about the state's education deterioration as a result of DeSantis' efforts against what he considers "woke" instruction in order to pave the way for his right-wing perspectives, which appear to include a war on Black history courses.
- DeSantis threatened to cancel all Advanced Placement (AP) classes in the state earlier this week.
Gov. Murphy Knocks DeSantis and Expands African American Studies: In expanding the course, which Florida recently banned, New Jersey entered a conflict over how ...
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DeSantis threatens to rid Florida of Advanced Placement classes: Florida's Republican governor is engaged in a highly unusual debate with the College Board over ...
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Key FactsDeSantis threatens to eliminate Advanced Placement classes in Florida
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- "AP is kind of with the College Board," DeSantis explained.
- He mentioned the International Baccalaureate and Cambridge Assessment programs, which, like AP, allow students to earn college credit after completing an exam.
- DeSantis stated that he supports high school kids earning college credit.
- The College Board reports that Florida covers AP test expenses in public schools.
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Key FactsBiden Attacks DeSantis on Health Benefits During Florida Visit
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- In a post-State of the Union visit to the Florida governor's home turf, President Joe Biden took aim at potential 2024 opponent Ron DeSantis and Republicans, promising to protect entitlement spending and lower health-care costs for Americans.
- House Speaker Kevin McCarthy has stated that he will not pursue changes to Social Security and Medicare as part of spending cuts, but Republicans have previously pursued changes to the programs.
- Trump said in a video last month that Republicans should use the debt ceiling to cut federal spending, but that they should not take "a single penny" from entitlement programs.
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Key FactsWho Tells Black Stories in AP African American Studies?
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- According to one survey, 42% of Black respondents believe white Americans must face the same hardships to be true allies, while 35% believe white people can be good allies regardless.
- Perhaps most intriguing is the disparity in attitudes toward racism between black and white Americans.
- Individual racism is cited as the larger problem by 70% of white respondents, while racism in laws is cited by 52% of black respondents.
- Why is it that the average white household has $188,200 in wealth while the average black household has $24,100?
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- Students like Sharf and New College faculty have begun to strike back, holding strategy sessions and publishing statements against the conservative takeover.
- "We support (students') fearless pursuit of knowledge, including research on race and gender," the United Faculty of Florida chapter at New College declared in a public statement last week.
- Many students, according to Sharf, are concerned that New College would become "a quote-unquote "Hillsdale of the South."
- Students and other opponents of conservative reform are expected to speak out, according to Sharf.
Florida students threaten to sue DeSantis over AP African American studies ban: Civil rights attorney Ben Crump said he's prepared to take the ...
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Illinois governor slams DeSantis’s decision to block AP course: Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker has warned the College Board that his state will reject a revised ...
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Key FactsDeSantis claims that an AP African-American studies class was "pushing an agenda."
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- Gov. Ron DeSantis announced Monday that his administration will reject a new Advanced Placement course on African-American studies for high school students because some of the topics attempted to use Black history to advance a political agenda.
- "Now who would say that an important part of Black history is queer theory?
- That is somebody pushing an agenda on our kids,"According to DeSantis.
- "We want to do history," he said, noting that he considers Black history to be American history.
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Florida is offering an advanced lesson in anti-Blackness: Florida’s rejection of AP African American studies shows what the fight against critical race theory ...
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- DeSantis' Florida Department of Education said in a rejection letter to the College Board two days later that the course material of a high school Advanced Placement African American Studies class was not "historically accurate," had "no educational value," and violated Florida law.
- Governor Ron DeSantis spearheaded this decision.
- Since his election as Florida's 46th governor, DeSantis has worked tirelessly to limit Black political power in the state.
- Despite Florida lawmakers' claims that the course "lacks educational value," an AP African American Studies course includes more than just history and is therefore very educational.
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- DeSantis snubbed an entire sports league, adding another loser to the Woke Wars.
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