The National Coalition for History (NCH) is a Washington, D.C.-based non-profit educational organization providing leadership in history-related advocacy, serving as the profession's national voice, and acting as a clearinghouse of news and information.
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Online registration for the 2012 National Humanities Alliance’s Humanities Advocacy Day is now open. Events will take place Monday, March 19 – Tuesday, March 20, 2012, in Washington, DC. Read More…
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A petition drive is underway asking the Obama administration to create a commission that will answer–within 1 year–questions such as what are our federal holdings, what would it take to digitize them, how much would it cost, and what are the economic and non-economic benefits? We urge you to go to the WhiteHouse.gov website, to support this effort by signing the petition. We need 25,000 signatures by January 20, 2012, to make this happen! Read the full article »
The House and Senate have completed action omnibus spending bill for fiscal year (FY) 2012. President Obama is expected to sign the bill into law shortly. The legislation would fund the federal government until September 30, 2012. Of major interest to the historical community, the Teaching American History Grants program at the U.S. Department of Education has been terminated, while the National Historical Publications and Records Commission (NHPRC) was saved from virtual elimination. Read the full article »
