NCHE

APRIL 1, 2025

The National Council for History Education (NCHE) is excited to announce a new partnership with the Library of Congress Teaching with Primary Sources program (TPS). About the Teaching with Primary Sources Program (TPS) The Teaching with Primary Sources program has been the Library of Congresss premier educational outreach program.

Library 130

Library Primary Sources Museum Historic Sites 130

ED Surge

NOVEMBER 28, 2023

That’s because since 2010 the number of students enrolled in teacher prep programs at colleges has fallen by more than a third, from about 900,000 students in 2010-11 to only 600,000 in the 2018-19 academic year, according to the American Association of Colleges for Teacher Education.

K-12 125

K-12 Advocacy High School Teaching 125

The Hechinger Report

MAY 3, 2023

Add learning loss stemming from the pandemic, and scores this year actually went down: Only 22 percent of eighth graders demonstrated proficiency in the topic, compared with 24 percent the last time the subject was tested in 2018. In the last biennium, 16 states adopted 17 bipartisan policies advancing civic education.

Civics 130

Civics Primary Sources Civic Engagement K-12 130

TCI

OCTOBER 28, 2024

A Decline in Civic Understanding The 2022 National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) U.S. History and Civics scores for eighth-grade students sounded an alarm: scores have dropped by an average of five points since 2018 and nine points since 2014. history and prompted a nationwide push for revision and improvement.

Social Studies 52

Social Studies Civics K-12 Geography 52