Educators working on the course revision said criticisms from the Florida governor's administration were rooted in racism, ignorance and politics. The revisions were scheduled long before criticism from the DeSantis administration, educators said.
But the nonprofit organization has consistently maintained that the revised material had been under development since March 2022, and would be based wholly on the input of educators and experts in the field, including 300 professors of African American studies across the U.S.
Patterson said College Board officials decided last fall to release an updated version of the curriculum on Feb. 1. Patterson noted that the DeSantis administration was looking at a nonfinalized version of the course and that it was possible that some of the items Florida officials had objected to had been removed as part of the College Board's existing process.
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