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Florida has 'effectively banned' one of the most popular AP courses, College Board says

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Source Fox News bias rating
Published Aug 04, 2023
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Policy Leaning Analysis

This article includes the following sentiments, providing an average bias score of 26% Conservative:

  • 1 positive sentiment for Public Education Spending
  • 2 negative sentiments for LGBT Equality

Politician Portrayal Analysis:

This article includes the following Politician Portrayal sentiments, providing an average sentiment of 8% Negative and bias score of 12% Conservative:

1 positive sentiment for Ron DeSantis
1 negative sentiment for Kamala Harris

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Ron DeSantis
Kamala Harris

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10% "The organization added: We advise Florida districts not to offer AP Psychology until Florida reverses their decision and allows parents and students to choose ..."
2% Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis signed legislation outlawing particular instruction in all schools across the state last year when he enacted the "Parental Rights in ..."
2% "Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis signed legislation outlawing particular instruction in all schools across the state last year when he enacted the Parental Rights in ..."
0% "COLLEGE BOARD REJECTS FLORIDA'S REQUEST TO 'AUDIT, MODIFY' AP COURSES ON GENDER IDENTITY, SEXUAL ORIENTATION""
-4% "According to the statement, the Florida Department of Education said the course could only be taught if districts exclude lessons on sexual orientation and ..."
-10% DESANTIS AIDES BATTLE BYRON DONALDS OVER FLORIDA EDUCATION POLICY: 'DID KAMALA WRITE THIS?'nn"
-32% "We are sad to have learned that today the Florida Department of Education has effectively banned AP Psychology in the state by instructing Florida ..."

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55% : The organization added: "We advise Florida districts not to offer AP Psychology until Florida reverses their decision and allows parents and students to choose to take the full course."FLORIDA EDUCATION BOARD EXPANDS LIMITATIONS ON GENDER IDENTITY LESSONS IN PUBLIC SCHOOLSCollege Board went on to say that it could not censor elements, as the state advises, as it would violate "college requirements.""As we shared in June, we cannot modify AP Psychology in response to regulations that would censor college-level standards for credit, placement, and career readiness.
51% : Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis signed legislation outlawing particular instruction in all schools across the state last year when he enacted the "Parental Rights in Education" bill banning topics about sexual orientation and gender identity in the classroom.
50% : COLLEGE BOARD REJECTS FLORIDA'S REQUEST TO 'AUDIT, MODIFY' AP COURSES ON GENDER IDENTITY, SEXUAL ORIENTATION
48% : According to the statement, the Florida Department of Education said the course could only be taught if districts exclude lessons on sexual orientation and gender identity.
34% : "We are sad to have learned that today the Florida Department of Education has effectively banned AP Psychology in the state by instructing Florida superintendents that teaching foundational content on sexual orientation and gender identity is illegal under state law.

*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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