In a vague statement on Monday, the College Board seemed to acknowledge regret for watering down its African American Studies curriculum in the face of attacks from Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis and other conservatives.
The College Board announced this week that it plans to make changes to its AP African American studies course—a move that comes less than three months after itthat was slammed by critics as proof it had crumbled under political pressure. The course curriculum released in February was scrubbed of several topics deemed controversial—including Black Lives Matter and slavery reparations—by conservative lawmakers like Gov. Ron DeSantis , who previously swore he would ban the class in Florida.
In a vague statement on Monday, the nonprofit seemed to acknowledge regret for the misstep, saying that its dual goals of expanding access to both the subject matter and as many students as possible had “come into conflict.” It added that the scholars and experts in charge of shaping the course “have decided they will make changes to the latest course framework during this pilot phase. They will determine the details of those changes over the next few months.
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