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At last, some welcome news on college costs. Tuition has fallen significantly at many schools

New research indicates students are paying significantly less to attend public universities than they were a decade ago

The Independent UK

Arkansas: No AP Black History credits

The state will stop awarding credits for AP African American Studies, claiming it violates Sarah Sanders' order

Salon

AP psychology class may be available to Florida students after all

After saying the state had effectively banned the class because of content on sexual orientation and gender identity, the College Board said it hoped teachers would be able to teach the full course.

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College Board shelves AP psychology class in Florida over guidance on gender content

The College Board says schools in Florida should not offer its Advanced Placement course in psychology to students, citing guidance from state officials to exclude content on sexual orientation and gender identity

The Independent UK

DeSantis blasted for ‘un-American’ restrictions on AP psychology course under ‘Don’t Say Gay’ law

Thousands of state high school students enrolled in the course could be ‘effectively banned’ from taking it

The Independent UK

Ron DeSantis just effectively banned AP Psychology courses in Florida—because of gender and sexuality content

College Board: “Any AP Psychology course taught in Florida will violate either Florida law or college requirements.”

Fortune

College Board refuses to drop gender topics from AP psychology course

TAMPA, Fla. — The national nonprofit that runs Advanced Placement classes has declined to alter its popular psychology course to meet Florida’s restrictions on teaching about gender identity and sexual orientation.

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High school textbooks fall short on teaching Latino history, experience, Johns Hopkins analysis finds

U.S. history textbooks for high schoolers are lacking when it comes to covering the Latino experience, a report by the Johns Hopkins Institute for Education Policy and Latino civil rights organization UnidosUS found.

Tribune News Service

NAACP says Florida is ‘actively hostile’ to minorities and issues travel warning

Civil rights group cites Governor Ron DeSantis’s ‘attempts to erase Black history’ and other groups have followed suit

The Guardian - US

Keep fighting for students’ right to learn the truth about our nation’s history

Students and teachers must have access to truthful history, diverse books and critical ideas, the goal of the Freedom to Learn Campaign National Day of Action. The so-called ‘War on Wokeness’ threatens our future as a multicultural democracy, Urban League President Marc Morial writes.

Chicago Sun-Times

Changes planned for College Board's Black history class

The College Board says changes will be made to its new AP African American studies course, after critics said the agency bowed to political pressure and removed several topics from the framework, including the Black Lives Matter and slavery reparations movements

The Independent UK

Black history class to undergo changes, College Board says

The College Board has announced changes will be made to the new AP African American course amid criticism in February that the agency bowed to political pressure and removed several topics from the framework, including Black Lives Matter, slavery reparations and queer life

The Independent UK

‘Just the tip of the iceberg’: Kimberlé Crenshaw warns against rightwing battle over critical race theory

Exclusive: Author and academic cautions pushback against racial justice education feeds revival of segregationist policies

The Guardian - US

Michael Hiltzik: Right-wing culture warriors say wokeness is dead. They can't even define it

Across the intellectual heavens, the cry is heard: "Wokeness is dead."

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Editorial: Skirmish over AP course raises questions — again — about College Board’s mission

The new Advanced Placement African American studies course was unveiled on the first day of Black History Month amid speculation that controversial subjects, such as Black Lives Matter and reparations, were expunged to avoid conservative political backlash. While the College Board denied that the curriculum was watered down, the flap…

The Guardian - US

We get 28 days for Black history in the US – but every month is White History Month

Conservatives are blocking a more inclusive version of history – even as our Capitol contains statues of white supremacists

Tribune News Service

4 things to know about Ron DeSantis’ idea to slash AP courses in Florida

TAMPA, Fla. — Once upon a time, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis was an Advanced Placement fan.

Tribune News Service

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Florida education officials discuss SAT alternative focused on ‘Western tradition’

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Miami Herald

Florida education officials discuss SAT alternative focused on ‘Western tradition’

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — As Gov. Ron DeSantis and Florida Republican leaders explore alternatives to the College Board’s AP classes and tests, top state officials have been meeting with the founder of an education testing company supporters say is focused on the “great classical and Christian tradition.”

Chicago Tribune

Commentary: Story of New Philadelphia, the first US town settled by a Black man, is even more crucial

Just when Free Frank McWorter is finally poised to take his place alongside Harriet Tubman and other pre-Civil War heroes, the nation is embroiled in an attack on African American history.

Chicago Tribune

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis coming to speak to Chicago FOP Monday in Elmhurst

CHICAGO — Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, exploring a bid for the 2024 Republican presidential nomination, is scheduled to speak at an invite-only event Monday in Elmhurst to members of Chicago’s Fraternal Order of Police and potentially deliver some rhetorical political payback to Illinois Democratic Gov. J.B. Pritzker.

The Guardian - US

New Jersey to expand African American studies after Florida bans them

Democratic governor Phil Murphy says his state ‘will stand on the side of teaching our full history’

The Independent UK

Sharpton to DeSantis: Stop censoring Black history

The Rev. Al Sharpton has led a march to Florida's Capitol to protest Gov. Ron DeSantis’ rejection of a high school African American history course

Tribune News Service

Could DeSantis beat Trump in 2024 presidential race with education moves?

TAMPA, Fla. — When Ron DeSantis took the inauguration stage for the first time in 2019, he didn’t sound like a national conservative leader on education policy.

Salon

DeSantis' hypocrisy is his secret weapon

That DeSantis relies on this foundational principle of white supremacy is actually evidence of systemic racism

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