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Little Rock schools will allow African American class to count for graduation, in break from Arkansas state officials

Headline from KESQ Palm Springs, on the newest of 2 developments

By Jamiel Lynch, CNN (CNN) — In a sharp break from Arkansas education officials, the Little Rock School District said in a news release it will offer AP African American Studies for credit. Earlier this month, state education officials said students enrolled in the controversial Advanced Placement c…

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Developments in this update

2 dated developments, oldest first, newest marked. Each is named by one outlet's own headline; open its reports to see every outlet that covered it.

  1. Arkansas school district says it will continue offering AP African American Studies course

    Headline from Waco Tribune-Herald ·

  2. Newest

    Little Rock schools will allow African American class to count for graduation, in break from Arkansas state officials

    Headline from KESQ Palm Springs ·

3 reports not tied to one development ·

Reports & sources

21 articles, oldest first.

  1. Thv11

    Arkansas education department not offering credit for AP African American studies pilot course (opens Thv11)

    Published

    Thv11's feed description

    Reports noted the Arkansas Department of Education said the AP African American studies class would be not be recognized for credit as an Advanced Placement course.

  2. MyNorthwest

    AP African American Studies course won't count toward graduation credit in Arkansas (opens MyNorthwest)

    Published

    MyNorthwest's feed description

    LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — Arkansas education officials on Monday said an Advanced Placement course on African American studies won't count toward a

  3. CNN

    Arkansas education officials say AP African American Studies program won't count toward graduation (opens CNN)

    Published

    CNN's feed description

    Students in Arkansas public high schools enrolled in the controversial Advanced Placement African American Studies course will not be able to receive credit toward graduation, state education officials told districts last week.

  4. Black Enterprise

    Arkansas Removes AP African American Studies Course (opens Black Enterprise)

    Published

    Black Enterprise's feed description

    The Arkansas Department of Education said the Advanced Placement course on African American history will not be recognized for course credit.

  5. WFMZ Allentown

    Arkansas school district says it will continue offering AP African American Studies course (opens WFMZ Allentown)

    Published

    WFMZ Allentown's feed description

    The Little Rock School District says it will continue offering an Advanced Placement course on African American studies that Arkansas education officials have said won't count toward a student's graduation

  6. MyNorthwest

    6 Arkansas schools say they are moving forward with AP African American studies course (opens MyNorthwest)

    Published

    MyNorthwest's feed description

    LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — The six Arkansas schools that planned to offer an Advanced Placement course on African American studies say they will continue to

  7. Black Enterprise

    Little Rock Teaches African American Studies Despite State Laws (opens Black Enterprise)

    Published

    Black Enterprise's feed description

    The district says the students are excited to take the AP course after new laws tried to restrict students from receiving college credit.

  8. KESQ Palm Springs

    Little Rock schools will allow African American class to count for graduation, in break from Arkansas state officials (opens KESQ Palm Springs)

    Published

    KESQ Palm Springs's feed description

    By Jamiel Lynch, CNN (CNN) — In a sharp break from Arkansas education officials, the Little Rock School District said in a news release it will offer AP African American Studies for credit. Earlier this month, state education officials said students enrolled in the controversial Advanced Placement c…

  9. NBC News

    They integrated Little Rock’s schools — now they’re slamming restrictions on AP African American Studies (opens NBC News)

    Published

    NBC News's feed description

    Several members of the Little Rock Nine pushed back on the Arkansas Department of Education's treatment of the Advanced Placement course.

Identical headlines usually mean shared wire copy. They are counted as separate articles but are not independent confirmation.

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