Thu Jan 26, 2023 – 1:45 pm EST
TALLAHASSEE (LifeSiteNews) – Florida Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis has secured another victory in his efforts to “de-woke” education, this time getting the College Board to update its Advanced Placement African American Studies course, after his administration rejected the pilot version for objectionable ideological content.
As previously covered by LifeSiteNews, on January 12 the DeSantis administration issued a letter advising the College Board that it would reject the nonprofit’s request that the state approve its pilot course, on the grounds that its content was “inexplicably contrary to Florida law” and “significantly lacks educational value.” The Florida Department of Education added that it was “willing to reopen the discussion” if the College Board was “willing to come back to the table with lawful, historically accurate content.”
Now, Florida’s Voice reports that the College Board says it will replace the controversial pilot framework with a more appropriate official course framework, expected February 1.
“Before a new AP course is made broadly available, it is piloted in a small number of high schools to gather feedback from high schools and colleges,” the College Board explained. “The official course framework incorporates this feedback
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