College Board fights back against DeSantis over new course

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New African American studies course sparks controversy in US

College Board promises essential new student exposure to black history, while battling accusations it allowed key politically motivated omissions

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Florida university leaders silent as DeSantis rages

Governor encounters some faculty and student pushback to his campaign of restrictions on curriculum and personal rights, but presidents and many academics cower in fear

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Florida college presidents restrict critical race theory teaching

Prodded by DeSantis, heads of all 28 campuses promise to hinder attempts to explain racial inequities to students

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Florida’s Trumpian governor has repeatedly attacked the freedom and expertise of the state’s university sector. With the Yale and Harvard graduate widely tipped as the 2024 Republican presidential nominee, should universities nationwide be preparing for more of the same, asks Paul Basken

By Paul Basken

19 January

College Board fights back against DeSantis over new course

Creator of AP courses shows anger over Florida governor’s suggestion that its new addition, covering African American studies, lacks educational value

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College Board fights back against DeSantis over new course

Creator of AP courses shows anger over Florida governor’s suggestion that its new addition, covering African American studies, lacks educational value

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Florida college presidents restrict critical race theory teaching

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