The College Board admitted on Saturday that it made mistakes in rolling out its new AP African American Studies course, while also accusing Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) and his administration of “misinformation” and seeking a “political win.”
“There is always debate about the content of a new AP course. That is good and healthy; these courses matter. But the dialogue surrounding AP African American Studies has moved from healthy debate to misinformation,” College Board said in a statement.
“We are proud of this course. But we have made mistakes in the rollout that are being exploited,” the statement continued.
Florida’s Department of Education rejected the new course last month, it “is inexplicably contrary to Florida law” and “significantly lacks educational value.”
College Board then announced that it will update the course and published revisions to the AP class on Feb. 1, inviting sharp criticism over the removal of Black queer studies and Black writers and scholars associated with critical race theory from the framework.
College Board sought to address these criticisms on Sunday, saying in a statement that it regretted not immediately “denouncing” DeSantis’ comments that the course “lacks educational value.”