Topic: Education

Records Request to Arkansas Department of Education for Communications with External Education Groups Regarding AP African American Studies

September 15, 2023
Records request to the Arkansas Department of Education seeking department officials’ communications with external education groups regarding AP African American Studies.

Records Request to Arkansas Department of Education for Communications Regarding AP African American Studies

September 15, 2023
Records Request to the Arkansas Department of Education seeking department officials’ communications containing key terms related to AP African American Studies.

Records Request to Arkansas Department of Education for Records Regarding the Rejection of AP African American Studies

September 15, 2023
Records request to the Arkansas Department of Education seeking guidance issued to schools, reviews of AP African American Studies, and records related to dissent of the department’s rejection of the course.

News Roundup: Florida AP Course Review, Trump’s Co-Conspirators, and Election Denial

September 1, 2023
“Topic presents only one side of this issue.” The topic in question? A unit on the origins of the transatlantic slave trade, as revealed in records from Florida’s review of the AP African American Studies course.

‘Does Not Offer Any Opposing Viewpoints’: Inside Florida’s Reviews of AP African American Studies Course

August 30, 2023
Records obtained by American Oversight offer a glimpse into the Florida Department of Education’s review of the course, including concerns that it presented only “one side” in discussions of slavery.

Ten Organizations Submit Amicus Brief in American Oversight Lawsuit for Youngkin Tip Line Documents

August 24, 2023
American Oversight is continuing to fight for the release of records related to the tip line that Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin set up in 2022 for parents to report the teaching of “inherently divisive concepts.”

North Carolina State Rep. Blackwell Records Related to House Bill 187

August 18, 2023
Records from the North Carolina House of Representatives and state Rep. Hugh Blackwell’s office in response to American Oversight’s request for records concerning legislation to limit public school teachers from discussing certain topics about racism.

North Carolina State Rep. Torbett Records Related to House Bill 187

August 18, 2023
Records from the North Carolina House of Representatives and state Rep. John Torbett’s office in response to American Oversight’s request for records concerning legislation to limit public school teachers from discussing certain topics about racism.

New College of Florida Communications Between Trustees and Presidential Search Committee Members

August 14, 2023
Records in response to American Oversight’s request to New College of Florida for emails and texts between Trustees and select members of the Presidential Search Committee.

Virginia Department of Education Records for Communications About AP African American Studies

August 9, 2023
Records from the Virginia Department of Education in response to American Oversight’s request seeking communications with the College Board and about the AP African American Studies course.