The College Board on Saturday hit back against the Florida Department of Education for its attacks on its new Advanced Placement African American Studies course, noting that debate around the course had veered into 'misinformation.'
Representatives for DeSantis and the Florida Department of Education did not immediately respond to Axios' request for comment.Saturday, the College Board praised the "historic" nature of the new course, but acknowledged some problems with the course's rollout.
The organization added that it should have made clear that the released framework was an outline that did not include all of the scholarly articles, lectures and other materials that will be part of the course, prompting a conversation about some Black scholars being erased.
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