Florida Creates a More Conservative Course to Rival A.P. History - The New York Times

Here are ways Florida’s advanced high school history program, which students can use for college credit, differs from other curriculums. By Dana Goldstein Florida has created a new American history course that advances a more conservative interpretation of the nation’s story. It focuses on the Protestant faith of the founders, argues that the U.S. Constitution is an antislavery document and recommends a textbook written explicitly to build patriotism. The class, which will roll out as a pilot program this fall, is meant to serve as an alternative to Advanced Placement U.S. History, a behemoth that reached more than half a million high school students last year. Many historians and educators say A.P. United States History is well balanced and avoids any single ideological interpretation of the American story. But Gov. Ron DeSantis has waged a three-year battle against the College Board, the organization that runs the A.P. program. His administration has argued A.P. courses lean too far

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