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Education officials in Georgia announced last week that the state would approve funding for Advanced Placement African American Studies courses, reversing an earlier decision after facing backlash from teachers and school districts.
In a press release sent on July 24, State Superintendent Richard Woods said districts could teach the AP course and receive funding if they apply using a course code for a non-AP-affiliated African American Studies course he said had been approved since 2020.
“When I reviewed the AP course, I had concerns about the state endorsing the totality of the course,” he wrote. “It’s my position that districts should use the existing course code—which offers them the flexibility to develop their own curriculum based on local priorities, or to use standards from the AP course if they choose and in consultation with their communities.”
Thirty-three school districts in Georgia offered the course last year, according to data from the College Board, the nonprofit owner of the AP program.
