African American studies, Douglas County

Douglas County school board approves AP African American studies course
African American studies is a new AP class created by the College Board, which administers the tests, and is now available at any school nationwide following a two-year pilot program. The course first arrived in 60 American schools during the 2022-23 academic year, including the Cherry Creek School District’s Overland High School in Aurora.
Douglas County Schools approves plan to make AP African American Studies available to students
The Douglas County School Board has approved a plan to make AP African American Studies available to students.
Colorado school district votes unanimously to offer AP African American Studies in Douglas County
Late Tuesday night, the Douglas County Board of Education voted 7-0 to approve the offering of Advanced Placement (AP) African American Studies. Last month the board's president delayed the decision saying she needed more time to consider questions raised about the course.
Douglas County school board weighs addition of AP African American studies course
The Douglas County school board is expected to decide Tuesday whether to allow a new Advanced Placement course on African American studies that has drawn pushback from conservatives across the U.S., most notably in Florida,
Douglas County School Board approves teaching of Advanced Placement African American Studies
The Douglas County School Board has approved the teaching of Advanced Placement African American Studies. 29 House Republicans want Trump to scrap the IRS's free direct tax filing tool on day one of h
DougCo school board approves AP African American Studies course
The board voted in November to delay approving the course after pushback from some in the community questioning its content.
DougCo Board of Education to vote on whether to approve African American Studies AP course
The Douglas County Board of Education is set to meet Tuesday to discuss a new advanced placement (AP) course drawing criticism from parents.

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