College Board unveils official framework for new AP African American studies course

Feb 01, 2023 View Original Article
  • Bias Rating

    34% Medium Conservative

  • Reliability

    35% ReliableFair

  • Policy Leaning

    50% Medium Conservative

  • Politician Portrayal

    24% Negative

Bias Score Analysis

The A.I. bias rating includes policy and politician portrayal leanings based on the author’s tone found in the article using machine learning. Bias scores are on a scale of -100% to 100% with higher negative scores being more liberal and higher positive scores being more conservative, and 0% being neutral.

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"In recent months, the multidisciplinary course has been praised by academics and historians, all while becoming a target for lawmakers aiming to restrict how topics like racism and history are being taught in public schools."
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-2% Liberal
"Black Lives Matter, the Movement of Black Lives or the case for reparations were not included in the official course framework released on Wednesday."
Negative
-16% Liberal
"The reparations debate, gay life and expression in Black communities, and Black Lives Matter are only included in a list of examples of the topics that students can pick for research projects."
Negative
-16% Liberal
"Black Lives Matter, reparations not in official framework"
Negative
-20% Liberal
"Gov. DeSantis told reporters last week the decision was made because it included the study of queer theory and political movements that advocated for abolishing prisons.That's a political agenda, DeSantis said at a news conference in Jacksonville."
Positive
2% Conservative
"The College Board released Wednesday the official framework of a new Advanced Placement course on African American Studies that Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis earlier denounced for imposing a political agenda."
Negative
-26% Liberal

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Contributing sentiments towards policy:

49% : In recent months, the multidisciplinary course has been praised by academics and historians, all while becoming a target for lawmakers aiming to restrict how topics like racism and history are being taught in public schools.
42% : Black Lives Matter, the Movement of Black Lives or the case for reparations were not included in the official course framework released on Wednesday.
42% : The reparations debate, "gay life and expression in Black communities," and Black Lives Matter are only included in a list of examples of the topics that students can pick for research projects.
40% : Black Lives Matter, reparations not in official framework

*Our bias meter rating uses data science including sentiment analysis, machine learning and our proprietary algorithm for determining biases in news articles. Bias scores are on a scale of -100% to 100% with higher negative scores being more liberal and higher positive scores being more conservative, and 0% being neutral. The rating is an independent analysis and is not affiliated nor sponsored by the news source or any other organization.

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