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Arkansas vs. AP African American Studies

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. — A federal court in Arkansas granted the state officials’ motion to dismiss teachers’ and the Arkansas NAACP conference’s equal protection claim over the “anti-indoctrination provision” of the state’s LEARNS act.

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A federal court in Arkansas has granted the state's motion to dismiss a claim related to the state's LEARNS act. The act's "anti-indoctrination provision" led to the revocation of AP status from the African American Studies course. The court's decision effectively ends the equal protection claim filed by teachers and the Arkansas NAACP conference. The plaintiffs had argued that the state's actions were motivated by a desire to suppress the course. The outcome of this case may have implications for the teaching of African American Studies in Arkansas schools, but the court's decision does not address the underlying issue of the course's content or the state's motivations.

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