The College Board releases a new framework for its AP African American Studies course

Months again, Florida’s Department of Education rejected the course, with state officers claiming that it had a “political agenda” that might indoctrinate college students.

The College Board revised the curriculum in February, however that drew criticism too, together with from those that accused the tutorial body of caving to the calls for of the conservative governor, who’s now running for president.

The new framework launched this week excludes some matters that DeSantis had criticized, such because the Black queer expertise, in line with the Miami Herald.

But it additionally contains a point out of former San Francisco 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick’s protest of police brutality through the nationwide anthem, in addition to a reference to Black Lives Matter for instance of optionally available additional research within the class.

The governor’s workplace deferred remark to the Florida Department of Education, which didn’t instantly reply to NPR’s request for remark.

Roughly 13,000 college students in 700 colleges throughout the U.S. are presently piloting the course.