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The National Council for HistoryEducation (NCHE) is excited to announce a new partnership with the Library of Congress Teaching with Primary Sources program (TPS). As of February 2025, NCHE serves as the director of one of the Librarys newest regional granting entities, the Great Plains Region.
Im reaching out today as a fellow educator and historian, and as Executive Director of the National Council for HistoryEducation, to affirm your professionalism and the importance of your role as historyeducators. As you know, history is not the past its the study of the past. Hello teachers.
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