In his decision last month to pull public funding for the course, Woods cited Georgia's >House Bill 1084, Republican-backed legislation that became law in 2002 and that banned teaching “divisive ...

Georgia Schools Superintendent Richard Woods said Wednesday that public funds would be used for the Advanced Placement (AP) African American Studies course in state schools, after weeks of confusion.

Students listen to a presentation during the AP African American Studies class at Henry Clay High School in Lexington, Ky., on March 19, 2024. The course was initially not approved to state ...

AP African American Studies will not be offered at Gwinnett County Public Schools, according to Superintendent Calvin J. Watts who called the state superintendent's decision to pull state funding ...

Georgia students may not have the opportunity to take AP African American Studies for the upcoming school year. The state’s Board of Education has blocked funding for the course amid national ...

Georgia Schools Superintendent Richard Woods said the state will restore public funding for the Advanced Placement (AP) African American studies course. 24/7 Live Chicago & Suburban Cook Co. North ...

While the state rejected funding for the AP course, school districts still had the option to offer courses on African American studies as a topic, but Merritt said that was "not good enough." ...