Why No AP Black History?
Members of the College Board, the not-for-profit association responsible for establishing the SATs among other standardized tests, are considering whether they should add black history to the list of advanced-placement (AP) offerings. Participation in such programs are an advantage for students applying to colleges, but there is yet to be an AP course in black history. Several school district officials support creating one, but the College Board says that its past attempts to pursue an AP black-history curriculum have gotten much criticism from college educators. College Board officials also say that they’ve found that college officials would prefer to teach black history themselves, as opposed to having students enter college with AP credits in the subject, but that if colleges were to have an AP offering in black history, they would be open to the idea. Read more. Republican Presidential Hopefuls Spar Over Religion An e-mail that many easily ignored is being touted as the most heated
