August 27, 2014

Article: Why Conservatives are Up in Arms About the College Board's AP History Course

Peter Wood

"We are told that the course is the work of scholars whose only agenda was to create a good course. This doesn’t ring true."

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September 12, 2014

Article: Open Letter to Texas Board of Education on College Board’s New History Framework

Peter Wood

Peter Wood writes an open letter to the Texas Board of Education, urging action against the new AP U.S. History standards.

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September 1, 2014

MTC: The College Board Distorts U.S. History

KC Johnson

A while back, I wrote a series here at Minding the Campus on the transformation of U.S. history in higher education. In a virtually unprecedented development, the last 10-20 years have featured a cons......

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August 28, 2014

MTC: Making Jefferson, Madison and Franklin Disappear

Peter Wood

History News Network In 2012, the College Board released a new set of standards for the Advanced Placement United States History (APUSH) course. APUSH vanishes some figures who would seem indispens......

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August 13, 2014

Academic Questions: Small Latin, and Less Greek

Bruce S. Thornton

Bruce Thornton, a research fellow at the Hoover Institution and professor at California State University, Fresno, reviews Confronting the Classics: Traditions, Adventures, and Innovations by Mary......

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July 10, 2014

Article: Update on AP U.S. History

Peter Wood

Peter Wood reports new developments in the quiet unveiling of the revised Advanced Placement course in American history. 

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July 7, 2014

Article: Look What the College Board Has Done to U.S. History

Peter Wood

Peter Wood comments on the College Board's release of its new AP U.S. History curriculum.

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July 1, 2014

Article: The New AP History: A Preliminary Report

Peter Wood

In this preliminary report, NAS president Peter Wood analyzes in detail the new AP United States history course.

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July 2, 2014

MTC: Look What the College Board Has Done to U.S. History

Peter Wood

The College Board recently released its new AP U.S. History (APUSH) Curriculum Framework.  It is, in many respects, a dispiriting document.  A great deal of important U.S. history is given cursory tre......

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