College Board gives in and adds 'American exceptionalism' to AP U.S. history

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College Board, the nonprofit organization in charge of Advanced Placement U.S. history courses for high school students has revised its standards to focus on the more positive points in American history.

After conservative groups criticized last year's course redesign for not being patriotic enough, College Board has implemented an amended framework that will include a section titled "American exceptionalism."

Last year's standards, implemented in the fall of 2014, made waves around the country — Georgia, Texas, and Oklahoma all introduced bills to completely ban the courseGeorgia and Oklahoma both passed resolutions to ban the subject completely if it did not undergo changes, and Texas voted to teach a state-mandated version of U.S. history instead of teaching to the AP exam Read more...

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