The College Board Tries Again
The nonprofit has released an updated curriculum for its AP African American Studies course, correcting many of its earlier missteps.
by Adam Harris
Dec 08, 2023
2 minutes
Earlier this year, the College Board—which administers Advanced Placement courses at high schools across the country—faced a fierce backlash. On January 23, during a press conference at Duval Charter School at Baymeadows, in Jacksonville, Florida, Governor Ron DeSantis attacked the organization’s pilot course in AP African American Studies as a radical revision of history.
“This course is not education; it’s indoctrination,” DeSantis told reporters. The state’s
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