For over a decade, the College Board has carefully constructed the curriculum for a new course, AP Afri- can American Studies. Initially this course was widely received by most states and school systems. However, in early February, the Florida governor, Ron DeSantis, openly rejected AP African American Studies and said that he …
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AP testing changes because of coronavirus
Social distancing orders affected this year’s AP exams, switched to at-home testing The College Board altered May 2020 AP exams to conform with COVID-19 stay at home orders. The College Board announced on March 20 that all AP exams would be taken at home, online. Students took the tests on …
Read More »Perfecting the balancing act of summer homework
“It’s vital that students imagine, wonder, daydream, are bored, solve problems and all of that,” said English teacher Katherine Myers. “If I could assign that as a summer assignment, I would.” Summer homework has been a part of nearly every high school student’s education, but whether or not it should …
Read More »AP programs to change
Changes are being made to the AP program. The earliest changes will be put into effect in 2012.
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