As someone in the assessment industry, we all know that the AP program is a giant cash cow for the CB which allows it to fund its non-profit mission and keep the cost the SAT, it's flagship prduct, low.
They were fearful that DeSantis would ban ALL AP classes and tests in Florida. That is a financial that would be far too difficult to bear.
Yes, they are being held hostage.
When I was a teacher I attended feedback panels when they redesigned the AP Science classes. They look at what is being taught in similar entry level college classes and have a committee draft a version one, get feedback , then version two etc.
The basic course to this would be some Intro to African American Studies -- which deSantis is trying to ban in Florida with his fascist legislative agenda. My guess is that they will rework a few things, pilot it in states that are not run entirely by fascists in the state legislature and governor's office and have something that looks like Intro to African American Studies at colleges across the country by sampling (using the athletic conferences) from the MAC (upper midwest), Big Ten, SEC outside of florida, Pac 21 (west coast view), Conference USA to get those mid tier colleges, Big 12 (think about what a class like that might look at like Mizzou or Iowa State), and end up with a good course. It might not have everything that some people teach, because there is a finite amount of class time and testing time, but they will end up with a defensible course that if DeSantis tries to ban in Florida they will have the legal ducks in a row to beat him.
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