 When you replace it with something like discriminatory practices, you're replacing something specific with something inherently very vague. Brooks Fuller is American Oversight's research director. But the State Department of Education tells us no changes have been made and changes aren't scheduled to be made. The agency is still reviewing the elective that over 1,700 students across the state took last year. Scott Gelman, WTOP News. The course is different than the AP African American Studies course, which is put together by the College Board.