UPDATE: Controversial Colorado History Plan Still Alive

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39. This is AP U.S. History--a national curriculum--and 3 "adults" on the SB should not be trusted

Those 3 conservative members of the Jefferson County, CO, School Board are attempting to change the national AP curriculum in their local area because they do not agree with examining our history in a critical fashion.

By the way, this has been happening in Texas and some other states as well. You may want to take a look at the work that the Texas Freedom Network has done with respect to educating people about the agenda of the Texas State Board of Education.

This effort, if successful, would potentially be detrimental to those students in the affected Colorado county because *all* AP U.S. history students take the same AP exam. If they do well, they can get credit at many colleges for that course. If they learn different material, or the same material in different ways, they may not score high enough on the exam to get credit.

My son is currently taking AP U.S. history in a (currently) unaffected state, and I am thankful that his teacher and school district allow a free exchange of ideas, encourage critical thinking and support an honest examination of our history.