The following letter was compiled by a group of college admissions professionals who have become increasingly concerned by the actions of the College Board and its most recent CEO, David Coleman. This letter was created to provide interested parties with evidence-based documentation of David Coleman’s failures that can be sent to board trustees.
I’ve shared the letter here on my site to make it more easily accessbile to anyone who would like to read it, copy it, or email it to a Trustee of the College Board. You can sign the letter here and join the coalition of people who want to see change at the College Board.
In the News
The Courting of Conservative Funding Exposes the College Board’s Unfitness
Word in Black by Akil Bello: The firestorm around AP African American Studies highlights that the organization behind the course is simply a test publisher interested in one thing: selling. Read more
The College Board Strips Down Its A.P. Curriculum for African American Studies
NYT By Anemona Hartocollis and Eliza Fawcett
The official course looks different from a previous draft: No more critical race theory, and the study of contemporary topics — like Black Lives Matter — is optional. Read more
DeSantis Exposes College Board’s Apparent Deceptions on AP African-American Studies
National Review February 9, 2023:
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Inside the College Board’s Revised African American Studies Curriculum
NYT by Dana Goldstein
A guide to some changes in the curriculum, and how the new course differs from standard treatments of Black history in American high schools. Read more
Big Win for DeSantis in Battle over AP African-American Studies
National Review February 2, 2023
National Review calls the revisisions of the AP African-American Studies curriculum a win for DeSantis, despite David Coleman’s claims that politics didn’t influence changes. Read more
Florida Officials Had Repeated Contact With College Board Over African American Studies
NYT by By Dana Goldstein, Stephanie Saul and Anemona Hartocollis
A letter from state officials is likely to fuel controversy over the College Board, which has been accused of stripping or minimizing concepts to please conservatives. Read more
Neo-Marxing the College Board with AP African American Studies
National Review September 12, 2022:
The conservative paper call chagnes to AP African-American Studies a sweeping effort to infuse leftist radicalism into America’s K–12 curriculum. Read more
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