Legislation has been reintroduced authorizing the federal government to make a large investment in K-12 history and civics education. The bill authorizes $1 billion in spending per-year over the next six fiscal years for grants to states, institutions of higher education, qualified non-profits, and researchers. The National Coalition for History (NCH) has endorsed the bill more >
The Educating for American Democracy initiative today released a comprehensive report detailing ways to improve K-12 history and civic learning across the nation. Educating for Democracy is a collaboration among over 300 academics, historians, political scientists, K–12 educators, district and state administrators, civics providers, students, and others from across the country. The project was initiated more >