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Georgia leaders seek changes to AP US History to celebrate positive aspects
Resolution could end funding for College Board if changes aren't made
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State legislation seeks to emphasize the more positive aspects of U.S. history in advanced placement courses, and state School Superintendent Richard Woods is supportive of it.
Teachers shouldn’t emphasize the negative aspects of U.S. history. So claims proposed Senate Resolution 80, sponsored by Sen. William Ligon, R-Brunswick, which demands changes to the advanced placement U.S. History framework created by the national College Board. The new curriculum framework — or teaching guide for AP U.S. history teachers — was introduced last year and implemented for the first time this school year.