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Most scholars seem happy with the new AP history test that rolls out next month

The College Board says it heard the critics out and made needed changes.

Why Oklahoma Lawmakers Voted to Ban AP U.S. History

Representative Dan Fisher, who introduced the bill, lamented during Monday's hearing that the new AP U.S. History framework emphasizes "what is bad about America" and doesn't teach "American exceptionalism."

The College Board is changing the AP course to reverse the cultural and racial bias found in the art world

Now students are expected to know about the art produced by non-Western cultures.

OAH issues a statement in support of the AP standards

"The Organization of American Historians supports the Revised Framework for the Advanced Placement and U.S. History Course and Exam."

NCHE’s Position on the Revised A.P. U.S. History Framework

by National Council for History Education

Complaints about the College Board’s recently released Advanced Placement United States History (APUSH) Framework seem misplaced.

AP History Exam Released in Response to Critics

David Coleman, College Board president, said he hoped the unprecedented move of releasing an exam to non-certified A.P. teachers would quell concerns that framework neglected or misrepresented important parts of American history.

Historian appalled at the ignorance of students taking the AP exam in US history

"Most of these essays were like a field freshly spread with manure – a brain dump, a big pile of misinformation poorly written and poorly organized."