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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National Coalition for History Creates Facebook and Twitter Pages

June 14th, 2013

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NCH provides two ways for you to receive in-depth analysis of history- and archival-related news from the Nations capital. The NCH Washington Update, is a weekly electronic newsletter that wraps up events from the past week. We also offer an RSS feed that provides real-time access to news as it is being made. These reports provide information on legislation, hearings, markups, and regulatory issues of concern to historians, archivists, and other stakeholders. Both the newsletter and RSS feed are free and provided as a public service.
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Blue-Ribbon Commission Warns Congress Of Need to Fund Humanities & Social Sciences

June 19th, 2013

The Humanities Commission report to Congress issued today urges increased support for education in humanities and social sciences. The report warned that failure to support liberal arts education will hurt U.S. competitiveness. Read the full article »

House Education Panel Clears K-12 Education Reform Bill

June 19th, 2013

The House Education and the Workforce Committee today passed a K-12 Elementary Education reform bill (HR 5) by a party line vote of 23-16. Among other things, the legislation eliminates authorization for 70 programs including Teaching American History Grants. Read the full article »