OK legislative committee votes to ban AP US History
Posted: Tue Feb 17, 2015 6:11 pm
http://www.tulsaworld.com/news/governme ... 29bbc.html" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;OKLAHOMA CITY — Some opponents of Common Core apparently have now turned their guns on Advanced Placement courses.
The legality of teaching Advanced Placement courses in Oklahoma public schools was raised Monday during a House Common Education Committee hearing on a bill aimed at the AP U.S. history guidelines...
...During discussion and debate, however, it was suggested that AP courses are similar to Common Core, in that they could be construed as an attempt to impose a national curriculum on American schools...
...Although HB 1380 specifically targets U.S. history, a ruling that it violates state law related to curriculum and assessment could apply to all AP courses...
...The bill passed 11-4, with all Republican members in favor and all Democrats opposed.
This by the state that hovers anywhere between 45-50 in various education rankings.