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Florida Unveils State-Designed US History Course as AP Alternative
The pilot course will let students earn high school credit and, in some cases, college credit at Florida public institutions.
- On Monday, the Florida Department of Education released the framework for the Florida Advanced Courses and Tests U.S. History course, a state-developed alternative to Advanced Placement classes.
- Governor Ron DeSantis signed 2023 legislation establishing FACT courses to provide alternatives to AP classes, which state officials claim 'consistently embed Critical Race Theory and DEI' in their materials.
- Interested districts and charter schools must register for the pilot program by May 18, allowing students to earn college credit at state institutions upon passing corresponding assessments.
- Education Commissioner Anastasios Kamoutsas described the framework as 'grounded in the full scope of our nation's history,' though critics warn the curriculum frames Florida as always having been anti-slavery.
- Expanding on the previously piloted College Algebra course tested at 32 traditional and charter schools, officials aim to grow state-based acceleration options, though out-of-state credit acceptance remains uncertain.
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