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NCHE Partners with the Library of Congress

NCHE

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.

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Announcing the 2024 Students of History Scholarship Winner

Students of History

We're excited to announce that Toyosi Dada, a graduating senior at Towson High School, has been awarded the 2024 Students of History Scholarship. This prestigious scholarship, which has been awarded each year since 2017, recognizes a college-bound senior who has excelled in history education.

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Strengthening Civic Education: The Role of High-Quality Curriculum and Teaching Strategies

TCI

Responding to these concerns, the federal government increased funding for K-12 civics and history education funding from $7.75 This investment represented a tripling of funds dedicated to these subjects in 2023, with continued allocation in the 2024 federal budget. million to $23 million as grants available to states.

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Prentiss Charney Fellows 2024–2026

Zinn Education Project

We are thrilled to announce our second class of Zinn Education Project Prentiss Charney fellows for the 2024–2026 school years. The fellowship offers support for a cohort of people’s history educator leaders to study, learn, and organize together for two years.

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OPINION: Arts education must move beyond traditional models and embrace practical skills and hands-on learning

The Hechinger Report

Traditional arts education frequently leaves them struggling to enter commercial sectors like galleries, auction houses and publishing. Art history students in particular face growing difficulty in securing employment outside academic circles. In the U.S.,

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Apply Now for NEH Summer Institutes 2024

Zinn Education Project

The deadline to apply is March 5, 2024. Visit the NEH website to browse all of the 2024 summer programs. The institutes featured below are a few of the ones that could be of interest to people’s history educators.

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The Future of Democracy Depends on a Quality Civics Education

ED Surge

Meanwhile, almost 40 percent of the American public still contest the results of a free and fair election, and with the 2024 federal election around the corner, political polarization in the United States seems neverending, leaving democracy in an arguably fragile state. we must reprioritize history education as a whole, not just in parts.

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