Movement seeks to engage students in history WASHINGTON, DC, Sep 9 – A new movement to engage America’s students in the study of history is underway. It’s... Read More
Back to school time awakens old classroom controversies WASHINGTON, DC, Sep 1 – It’s back to school for America’s children and their teachers who can look forward to... Read More
Protests against ‘misleading’ history test revisions grow WASHINGTON, DC, Aug 12 – The College Board, the company that sets the standards for college entry testing, has come... Read More
America’s ‘mathletes’ need a history lesson WASHINGTON, DC, July 30 — The nation’s schools have been quick to adopt STEM focused education, “but the study of... Read More
A history lesson from a former Education Secretary Houston, July 16 — Former Education Secretary Rod Paige says STEM education [science, technology, engineering and math] is an important... Read More
United States is ‘a country of historical amnesiacs’ Washington, DC – A pair of education experts warn that today’s schoolchildren will be hard-pressed to fulfill their duties as... Read More
How Much U.S. History Do Americans Actually Know? Less Than You Think. Last year, PoliTech, a student group at Texas Tech University went around campus and asked three questions: “Who won the... Read More
Interview With Author David Bruce Smith What is the Grateful American™ Book Prize and why did you create it? This is the inaugural year of The... Read More
Common Core debate puts a focus on history for young learners WASHINGTON, DC, May 19 – The national debate about Common Core State Standards is so controversial that it has become... Read More
A Novel Solution to America’s ‘History Deficit’ The New-York Historical Society and its partners have created many programs to promote historical literacy among young readers and their... Read More
Grateful American™ Book Prize unveils award art work The Grateful American™ Book Prize medal was designed by acclaimed American artist Clarice Smith. It is part of an award... Read More
Teachers want to restore the importance of history in their classrooms WASHINGTON, DC, Apr 8 – History is positioned to make a comeback in the classroom, if teachers have their way,... Read More
