College Board Releases Revised AP U.S. History Framework By Catherine Gewertz

College Board Releases Revised AP U.S. History Framework

By Catherine Gewertz on July 31, 2015 10:07 AM

By guest blogger Catherine Gewertz

The College Board has released a revised framework for AP U.S. History, or "APUSH," a year after critics attacked it as taking an overly negative view of America's story.

The College Board posted the new, 155-page APUSH framework online yesterday. (You can find the accompanying practice exam, rubrics and other resources here.) 

In a statement about the revised framework, the College Board said that gathering public feedback had resulted in "improvements to the language and structure of the course." This version discusses American exceptionalism, brings more attention to the United States' positive contributions to world history, such as its roles in ending the Cold War, and the two World Wars. It offers more detail on the founding fathers, and spends more time discussing the "productive role" of free enterprise, entrepreneurship and innovation.

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