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Palm Springs Unified asks staff for curriculum fixes before counting AP African American Studies as U.S. history
Summary
After a committee review found gaps in AP African American Studies relative to the district's U.S. history standards (notably World War I, World War II and the Cold War), the board asked staff to report back by March 10 on how other districts handle those standards and how the course could be adjusted to meet the graduation requirement.
The Palm Springs Unified School District board on Feb. 24 directed staff to return March 10 with more information before deciding whether AP African American Studies should satisfy the district's U.S. history graduation requirement.
Doctor Corey Killian, the district's director of secondary curriculum and instruction, told the board a five-member committee compared the AP African American Studies materials (syllabi, textbooks, College Board scope) against the 11 U.S. history standards and 73 substandards the district uses. Committee members found many substandards met or partially met but identified missing coverage of World War I, World War II and the Cold War.
"The recommendation of the team was that AP African American Studies should meet the U.S. history PSUSD graduation…
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