Georgia’s Superintendent of Schools said school districts can receive state funding for an Advanced Placement class in African American studies after he previously opted not to recommend the course for state approval.

Richard Woods said in a statement Wednesday that school districts using a course code that has been in the catalog of state-funded courses since 2020 will receive funding.

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