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Conservative’s complaint? Liberals have taken over the writing of textbooks

by Stanley Kurtz

"The most underappreciated political story of our time is the changing content of K-12 textbooks in history, civics, social studies, and related subjects.” – National Review’s Stanley Kurz

Teacher who damned AP test in US history says the European AP test is ok

by Frederick M. Hess

Larry Krieger has risen to the College Board’s defense.

Most scholars seem happy with the new AP history test that rolls out next month

The College Board says it heard the critics out and made needed changes.

Why Oklahoma Lawmakers Voted to Ban AP U.S. History

Representative Dan Fisher, who introduced the bill, lamented during Monday's hearing that the new AP U.S. History framework emphasizes "what is bad about America" and doesn't teach "American exceptionalism."

Conservative School Board Members Who Pushed For ‘Patriotic’ History Get Booted

In Colorado’s second-largest school district, residents overwhelmingly voted to recall three conservative school board members who floated a controversial proposal that the Advanced Placement U.S. history curriculum be changed to “promote patriotism.”

Colorado school board that raised patriotic objections to the AP history test faces recall

Last fall thousands of students staged a walkout to protest the proposed change.

Native Americans complain about the revised AP framework for US history

They say it “perpetuates lies about Native Americans."

Fight Over Politics in AP U.S. History Guide Misses the Point, Historians Say

by Liana Heitin

The point?   Both the 2014 and 2015 documents are significantly better than what came before them.

How bad are the textbooks used in Texas now?

Publishers didn't actually cave.  Students will still be learning about Jim Crow. 

Did the Founding Fathers Believe In American Exceptionalism?

by Sheldon Stern

Like John Adams, they were for the most part confident that the new United States was on the cusp of a brilliant future. But they did not believe that Americans, as a people, were exempt from the flaws and faults of other nations and peoples.

Left and Right May Not Be Happy with the New AP Standards. Here’s Why You Should Be.

by Jeremy Stern

The 2015 revision offers much for those who approach the past without a present agenda.

President of the OAH says the revised AP standards are ok

AHA executive director James Grossman agrees.

Historians at loggerheads over the AP standards

On the CBS Evening News Jeremy Stern went up against Williamjames Hull Hoffer.

All the ways the new AP US history standards gloss over the country’s racist past

by Jake Flanagin

The revised AP curriculum significantly tones down language (and even mentions) of racial tension throughout US history.

Revised AP U.S. History Standards Will Emphasize American Exceptionalism

The revision is being released after significant pushback from conservatives who claimed the redesigned course framework, released last year, painted American history in too negative a light.

In a county that tried to amend U.S. history course, a lesson in politics

Voters in Jefferson County, Colo., are petitioning to recall three conservative members of the local school board who caused a national stir last fall after criticizing the Advanced Placement U.S. History course for being insufficiently patriotic.

Liberal website complains that Fox News Cherry-Picks From AP History Guidelines

Media Matters says Fox is hyping fears that "U.S. History May Be History"

Is AP U.S. History Biased? Take This Quiz and See!

by John A. Tures

Here's a test to see how well you know the AP U.S. History curriculum.

History major at Cal State San Marcos complains her profs are biased against conservatives

"Welcome to my world. I’m a history major drowning in a sea of subjectivity."

Conservative scholarly group denounces new AP history framework

55 scholars have signed the open letter to the College Board protesting the new standards.