DeSantis: AP African-American Studies Program, as Written, Violates Florida Law

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DeSantis: AP African-American Studies Program, as Written, Violates Florida Law

The College Board — the group that runs the SAT test and the Advanced Placement (AP) program — has launched a pilot version of an AP African-American Studies (APAAS) course, to great fanfare in the mainstream press. Although the APAAS pilot has received plenty of publicity, the College Board has clothed the course in secrecy. The curriculum has not been publicly released, nor

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