FOX 5 Atlanta AP African American studies course defunded Posted: July 23, 2024 | Last updated: July 23, 2024 Criticism is being raised over the state of Georgia pulling funding for a advanced ...

RELATED: Decision to defund AP African-American Studies course in Georgia met with controversy That decision led to the class being dropped in many school districts. In 2022, Georgia lawmakers ...

In a letter written to the Republican state representative who authored the 2022 measure, Attorney General Chris Carr said that the African American Studies AP course is exempt from the law ...

It always has. As a result, as of Aug. 7, educators in Georgia can offer AP African American Studies this school year in full using its own course code for state funding. The back and forth this s ...

AP courses often boost a student’s grade-point average; if they score well enough on the exam, they can earn college credit. ExploreRead: Outrage at Georgia decision over African American ...

"As I have said, I will follow the law. In compliance with this opinion, the AP African American Studies course will be added to the state-funded course catalog effective immediately," Woods ...

The students in a pilot AP African American Studies course at Atlanta’s Maynard Jackson High School told me they learned more about the contribution of their ancestors and their heritage in that ...

An African American studies course taught at high schools is a fairly new phenomenon, happening just in the past five years.

has authorized South Carolina schools that offer an honors version of African American studies as an AP course if their syllabus follows college-level standards. They also will allow students to ...

AN AFRICAN AMERICAN STUDIES COURSE TAUGHT AT HIGH SCHOOLS IS A FAIRLY NEW PHENONMON – WITHIN THE PAST FIVE YEARS... THE ...