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Dover School Board approves AP U.S. History textbook after public debate
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After a two-hour public discussion that drew parents, students and the high school social studies department chair, the Dover Area School District Board approved the requested AP U.S. History textbook, accepting the department’s recommendation and voting 9-0.
The Dover Area School District Board of Directors voted 9-0 Wednesday to approve the district’s requested textbook for the high school AP U.S. History course following public comment and presentations from the social studies department.
The item, listed as Agenda Item 7.01, asked the board to approve American History: Connecting with the Past, 16th edition, as a resource for the AP U.S. History curriculum. The textbook is aligned with College Board unit and exam expectations and is the department’s recommended, updated replacement for the older edition currently in use.
The approval followed more than an hour of public testimony from parents and students and an extended presentation by Curtis Forman, social studies department head at Dover…
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