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USA Today1y
AP Psychology could be back on students' schedules in Florida as state clarifies guidance
AP Psychology could be allowed in Florida after all. A day after news broke that the state Department of Education was effectively banning the course by prohibiting instruction on gender and ...
USA Today1y
AP Psychology 'effectively banned' in Florida because of gender, sexuality chapter
And the organization is advising Florida districts not to offer the classes until the state reverses its decision, saying any AP Psychology course taught in Florida will violate either state law ...
Tallahassee Democrat1y
What is AP Psychology, and why did Florida try to ban part of it?
Florida Department of Education Commissioner Manny Diaz Jr. released a letter reversing course on the "effective ban" of AP Psychology. Despite this, Palm Beach County announced their schools ...
Tallahassee Democrat1y
Did Florida ban AP Psychology? Here's what you need to know
Florida Department of Education Commissioner Manny Diaz Jr. released a letter reversing course on the "effective ban" of AP Psychology. Despite this, Palm Beach County announced their schools ...
CNN1y
AP Psychology can be taught in Florida in its ‘entirety,’ state official says, amid fight over gender and sexual orientation teachings
Florida Department of Education Commissioner Manny Diaz Jr. sent a letter to school superintendents Friday stressing that his team is not discouraging districts from teaching AP Psychology.
Politico1y
AP Psychology ‘effectively banned’ in Florida over sexuality lessons, College Board says
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis’ administration has essentially barred a high school Advanced Placement psychology course in the state because it includes lessons on sexual orientation and identity ...
Salon1y
AP Psychology effectively banned in Florida over lesson on sexual orientation, gender identity
Last year, around 28,000 pupils in more than 500 Florida high schools took AP Psychology. In a statement, the College Board—the New York-based national body that approves AP courses and runs ...
The Washington Post1y
Florida says AP Psychology doesn’t violate the law, after all
The other four said they would stick with AP Psychology despite the apparent risks. Díaz’s new letter arrived just hours before school begins across much of the state. In it he said that he ...
Orlando Sentinel1y
‘Completely terrible’: Confusion has Florida schools dropping AP psychology
Education Commissioner Manny Diaz on Friday sent a letter to superintendents that said the AP psychology course could be taught “in its entirety.” That seemed a shift from what school ...
NPR1y
AP psychology class may be available to Florida students after all
Now, faced with altering its AP Psychology course to comply with Florida's limits on teaching about sexual orientation and gender identity, the nonprofit College Board is pushing back. It advised ...
Politico1y
Florida clarifies AP psychology can be taught after confusion
To illustrate how quickly things changed in Florida, officials schools with Palm Beach County School District announced Wednesday that local campuses will offer AP psychology just one day after ...