The course has become the center of a national political firestorm and is being reviewed by Gov. Glenn Youngkin.
the governor’s first day action that forbids teaching “inherently divisive concepts, including Critical Race Theory,” an academic framework for examining the way policies and laws perpetuate systemic racism. Critical race theory has also become a catchall term that many GOP politicians have used to describe various kinds of lessons about race and racism they find objectionable.
Virginia Secretary of Education Aimee Guidera said in an emailed statement that the review is standard for all policies, programs, training and curriculums “to ensure that our students are being taught how to think, and not what to think.”Guidera said they’re hoping the College Board’s revisions to the pilot will address “national concerns” about the course and the state can offer it.
Most of the 32 districts that responded said it was too soon to decide if the course would be offered. The president of a coalition for about 80 rural school systems said most of those districts would likely not offer the course because AP course offerings are already limited.
Some school districts, like Culpeper County Public Schools, said they didn’t plan to offer the AP course because they already offer the state’s African American History elective course.“The thought was that it would be of greater interest to a wider group of students than just AP students,” spokesperson Laura Hoover said in an email.
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