President Joe Biden will visit Florida on Thursday, a former swing state home to two potential Republican challengers in the 2024 election. Biden's visit follows his State of the Union address, in which he proposed to protect Social Security and Medicare, and will draw a contrast with Sen. Rick Scott's proposal to sunset all federal legislation every five years. It will also be watched to see how President Trump's hostility towards Gov. Ron DeSantis plays out in the Republican base.
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The College Board has released a revised syllabus for its new Advanced Placement course in African American studies, which has been met with both praise and criticism. The changes come after pushback from Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, and include the removal of material associated with Black feminism, LGBTQ issues and critical race theory. Supporters of the changes argue that the College Board is right to remove politically charged material, while critics argue that the College Board is caving to political pressure and not allowing students to learn important aspects of Black history. The revised syllabus is now available for students and teachers to review.
College Board Releases Final Framework for New Advanced Placement Course in African American Studies
College Board Releases Final Framework for New Advanced Placement Course in African American Studies
The College Board has released the official framework for a new Advanced Placement course in African American Studies, which has been praised by academics and historians but has also become a target for lawmakers. The 221-page framework includes an overview of topics such as the history of African American people, the civil rights movement, and the contributions of African Americans to the United States. The course is set to be available in the 2021-2022 school year and will provide students with an opportunity to gain college credit and a better understanding of African American history and culture.
Florida Governor Ron DeSantis has announced a plan to defund diversity, equity and inclusion programs in all public universities in the state, as part of a larger plot to remake the Florida public school system into a hub for far-right ideology. The move has been met with criticism from those who believe it is an attempt to limit the ability of universities to create a more supportive and inclusive space, and has been accused of being a ploy to stay in the national news cycle. Details on how the defunding would be implemented and how it would affect existing programs and the quality of education in the state remain unknown.
Donald Trump returned to the campaign trail on Saturday, taking aim at Florida Governor Ron DeSantis for his Covid-19 pandemic response and accusing him of "trying to rewrite history." Trump also suggested that he was the best candidate to win in 2024, and expressed his anger and commitment to winning the presidency again. His remarks come as speculation mounts over who will challenge him for the Republican nomination in 2024.
The Republican National Committee will decide the fate of its chairperson on Friday, with current Chair Ronna McDaniel facing a challenge from Trump attorney Harmeet Dhillon. Rebel factions inside the MAGA movement have lined up behind Dhillon, citing the need for “new blood” in the RNC. The outcome of the RNC chair election will be a major indicator of the direction of the Republican Party going into the 2024 presidential election, with the vote being held in a secret ballot at the committee’s winter meeting in Southern California.
Three Florida high school students, represented by civil rights lawyer Benjamin Crump, are threatening to sue Gov. Ron DeSantis and the state of Florida over a recently announced statewide ban on an Advanced Placement course on African American history. The students allege that the state is censoring public education by blocking the course while allowing other AP courses focused on white history. The students are hoping to reverse the decision and allow the course to be taught in Florida high schools through their lawsuit.
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis has defended the state's decision to block an Advanced Placement course on African American studies, citing its inclusion of lessons on Black queer theory and the prison abolition movement. He argued that the course was an attempt to "shoehorn in queer theory" and impose a political agenda on students, and called it "indoctrination". The proposed course was a multidisciplinary study of the African American diaspora, but DeSantis said the state will not allow courses that are used to push a political agenda.