The East Wing demolition was ‘jarring.’ But a White House history buff sees a silver lining

Stewart McLaurin knew it was coming. But the president of the White House Historical Association says it was still “jarring” ...
Associated Press

Documenting the history of news

Established in 2003 to document the news, administration and governance arms of the AP from its founding in 1846 to present, the AP Corporate Archives today contains collections representing AP ...

The East Wing of the White House is gone. Here’s a look at some of the history made there

Betty Ford reportedly said that if the White House West Wing is the “mind” of the nation, then the East Wing is the “heart.” ...

New history textbooks bought by York County school board deemed 'anti-American' by critics

One school's request for new AP U.S. history textbooks sparked debate among school board members, including one who called ...

Dover board OKs AP history textbook despite members' fears of bias and patriotism loss

The Dover Area School Board unanimously approved a new history textbook despite some board members having reservations and ...
Los Angeles Times

Letters to the Editor: AP history teachers have an incredibly hard job. Don’t insult them

To the editor: I take issue with Noah Berlatsky’s claim that teachers are trying to strip the past of relevance. I am a retired teacher who taught AP art history for more than 20 years and AP world ...
The Grio

College Board revises AP Black history class after criticism

BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — The official curriculum for a new Advanced Placement course on African American studies downplays some components that drew criticism from conservatives including Florida Gov.
The Chronicle of Higher Education

Grading AP Exams: The System Works

I was saddened to hear of Daniel Doyle’s embittering stint as an AP World History exam reader at Colorado State University (The Chronicle, Letters, August 7). I assume that it was his first and last ...
Time

The Real Reason Florida Wants to Ban AP African-American Studies, According to an Architect of the Course

Florida is threatening to ban the new AP African American Studies class over topics that are optional—and aren’t even part of the curriculum, according to one of the lead architects of the course and ...
The Washington Post

Teens embrace AP class featuring Black history, a subject under attack

correctionA previous version of this article said AP African American Studies was the first new course offering from the College Board since 2014. Two other courses, AP Precalculus and AP Computer ...