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

TCI

Download our free eBook , which offers a comprehensive guide on selecting and implementing high-quality instructional materials and includes practical tips, checklists, and case studies to help you get started. Responding to these concerns, the federal government increased funding for K-12 civics and history education funding from $7.75

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The NCHE Board of Directors Statement Regarding the South Dakota Social Studies Standards

NCHE

The National Council for History Education stands by history teachers in South Dakota. Quality history education in K-12 classrooms is different from post-secondary spaces. K-12 history instruction and standards must balance content, skills, pedagogy, and classroom management. Download the statement here.

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NCHE Board of Directors Statement Regarding the Florida Social Studies Standards

NCHE

The National Council for History Education stands in support of history teachers in Florida. The social studies standards focused on African American history, recently approved by the Florida Board of Education, sanitize historical acts of violence against Black Americans.

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Teach Truth Day of Action 2024

Zinn Education Project

For the past three summers, teachers rallied across the country to speak out against anti-history education bills and to make public their pledge to teach the truth. We offer instructions and downloadable materials to create a pop-up Teach Banned Books display. Download and open the slides. Download and open the slides.

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Teach Truth Day of Action 2025

Zinn Education Project

For the past three summers, teachers rallied across the country to speak out against anti-history education bills. The educator-led events received national media attention, providing a valuable counter narrative to the oversized coverage of the well-funded anti-CRT movement. Attend meetings, vote, run for office.

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What these teens learned about the Internet may shock you!

The Hechinger Report

The news literacy initiative is based in the Stanford History Education Group that Wineburg founded in 2002 to train teachers how to use primary sources and help students critically evaluate historical claims.

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Teach Truth Day of Action

Zinn Education Project

Find an event near you and show up Go to a historic site and take a photo with a Teach Truth sign that you make or download. Donate so that we can continue to organize events like these and defend the right of teachers across the United States to teach people’s history. Attend meetings, vote, run for office. What to Say?