College Board Caves To Conservative Pressure, Changes AP U.S. History Curriculum

After backlash from conservatives that AP guidelines released last year by the College Board were unpatriotic, the new AP standards, which are effective immediately, will use the phrase "American exceptionalism," and includes the founding fathers, according to Newsweek. The College Board said it "previously assumed it wasn’t something it needed to spell out as part of what would be taught in an American history course."

by Casey Quinlan

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