| FOR RELEASE: April 2, 2008 |
Contact: Education Department Press Office (202) 401-1576 |
U.S. Secretary of Education Margaret Spellings today announced the award of $114.7 million for 121 new grants to improve the quality of American history education. The grants are being awarded to school districts in 40 states nationwide.
"The Teaching American History grant program offers educators opportunities to work with colleges and universities, nonprofit organizations, libraries, or museums to learn more about our country's history, culture, and democratic tradition," said Secretary Spellings. "By providing professional development for teachers, we can help them support young people in becoming active, informed citizens."
The Teaching American History grant program is designed to improve student achievement by enhancing teachers' knowledge of traditional American history through intensive ongoing professional development in both content and research-based teaching strategies. Grants fund projects for up to five years, and grantees must partner with one or more organizations that have extensive knowledge of American history, including libraries, museums, nonprofit history or humanities organizations and higher education institutions.
History is one of the core academic subjects under the No Child Left Behind Act. The most recent National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP), which is commonly known as the "Nation's Report Card," shows some overall improvement in history performance at all three grade levels, however, less than one-quarter of America's students in grades 4, 8, and 12 are performing at the highest, or proficient, level in American history.
More information about the Teaching American History Grant program is available at: http://www.ed.gov/programs/teachinghistory/index.html.
Note to editors: A list of grantees follows.
| AK | — | ANCHORAGE — Anchorage School District, $994,326. |
| AL | — | AUBURN — Auburn City School District, $499,996. |
| AL | — | BIRMINGHAM — Birmingham City Board of Education, $970,278. |
| AL | — | HUNTSVILLE — Madison County Board of Education, $995,499. |
| AZ | — | MESA — Mesa Unified School District #4, $999,880. |
| CA | — | BAKERSFIELD — Kern County Superintendent of Schools, $994,863. |
| CA | — | BORREGO SPRINGS — Borrego Springs Unified School District, $967,456. |
| CA | — | CLOVIS — Clovis Unified School District, $1.98 million. |
| CA | — | EL CENTRO — Imperial County Office of Education, $995,204. |
| CA | — | FAIRFIELD — Solano County Office of Education, $1 million. |
| CA | — | LYNWOOD — Lynwood Unified School District, $995,534. |
| CA | — | MOORPARK — Moorpark Unified School District, $938,804. |
| CA | — | OAKLAND — Oakland Unified School District, $983,538. |
| CA | — | ORANGE — Orange Unified School District, $984,045. |
| CA | — | PASADENA — Pasadena Unified School District, $999,051. |
| CA | — | PETALUMA — Petaluma City Schools District, $999,761. |
| CA | — | RIVERSIDE — Riverside Unified School District, $999,945. |
| CA | — | SAN BERNARDINO — San Bernardino County Superintendent of Schools, $2 million. |
| CO | — | CASTLE ROCK — Douglas County School District, $997,162. |
| CO | — | PUEBLO — Pueblo School District No. 60, $999,934. |
| CT | — | HARTFORD — Capitol Region Education Council, $999,999. |
| CT | — | NORTH HAVEN — Area Cooperative Educational Services, $999,869. |
| DE | — | CAMDEN WYOMING — Caesar Rodney School District, $988,196. |
| FL | — | BRADENTON — School District of Manatee County, $993,594. |
| FL | — | CHIPLEY — Panhandle Area Educational Consortium/WCSB, $999,994. |
| FL | — | FORT LAUDERDALE — School Board of Broward County, $999,686. |
| FL | — | ORLANDO — School Board of Orange County, $999,968. |
| GA | — | ATLANTA — Fulton County Schools, $999,953. |
| IA | — | CEDAR RAPIDS — Cedar Rapids Community School District, $679,871. |
| ID | — | REXBURG — Madison School District 321, $499,996. |
| IL | — | ELGIN — School District U-46, $985,448. |
| IL | — | MACOMB — Hancock-McDonough Regional Office of Education, $918,676. |
| IL | — | PALATINE — Township High School District 211, $991,860. |
| IL | — | PARK RIDGE — Maine Township High School District 207, $999,152. |
| IL | — | ROCKFORD — Rockford Public Schools #205, $993,708. |
| IL | — | URBANA — Urbana School District #116, $999,136. |
| KS | — | ANDOVER — Andover Public Schools, $499,949. |
| KS | — | GARDEN CITY — Garden City Public Schools, $413,354. |
| KY | — | BOWLING GREEN — Green River Regional Educational Cooperative, $1 million. |
| KY | — | LEXINGTON — Central Kentucky Educational Cooperative, $999,942. |
| KY | — | LOUISVILLE — Jefferson County Public Schools, $795,400. |
| KY | — | STANTON — Powell County Board of Education, $998,716. |
| LA | — | LAFAYETTE — Lafayette Parish School System, $999,975. |
| LA | — | NEW ORLEANS — Algiers Charter Schools Association, $499,648. |
| MA | — | DEDHAM — The Education Cooperative, $999,525. |
| MA | — | HINGHAM — South Shore Educational Collaborative, $996,091. |
| MA | — | NEWTON — Newton Public Schools, $1 million. |
| MA | — | NORTHAMPTON — Hampshire Educational Collaborative, $999,988. |
| MA | — | SOUTHBRIDGE — Southbridge School District, $896,779. |
| MA | — | SPRINGFIELD — Springfield Public Schools, $999,920. |
| MD | — | ANNAPOLIS — Anne Arundel County Public Schools, $997,869. |
| ME | — | OXFORD — Maine School Administrative District #17, $973,529. |
| MI | — | IONIA — Ionia County Intermediate School District, $999,828. |
| MI | — | MUSKEGON — Muskegon Area Intermediate School, $999,999. |
| MN | — | FERGUS FALLS — Lakes Country Service Cooperative, $999,972. |
| MN | — | REMER — Itasca Area Schools Collaborative, $500,000. |
| MN | — | THIEF RIVER FALLS — Northwest Service Cooperative #928, $1 million. |
| MO | — | BLUE SPRINGS — Blue Springs R-IV School District, $979,621. |
| MO | — | CARL JUNCTION — Carl Junction R-I School District, $975,119. |
| MO | — | EUREKA — Rockwood School District R-6, $971,952. |
| MS | — | JACKSON — Jackson Public School District, $975,052. |
| MS | — | MENDENHALL — Simpson County School District, $999,068. |
| NC | — | GREENSBORO — Guilford County Schools, $919,762. |
| NC | — | SHELBY — Cleveland County Schools, $999,843. |
| NE | — | LINCOLN — Lincoln Public Schools, $999,980. |
| NJ | — | ASBURY PARK — Asbury Park School District, $477,970. |
| NJ | — | FRENCHTOWN — Delaware Valley Regional High School District, $496,431. |
| NJ | — | LAKEWOOD — Lakewood Public School District, $909,996. |
| NJ | — | PISCATAWAY — Piscataway Board of Education, $879,897. |
| NJ | — | RICHLAND — Buena Regional School District, $499,998. |
| NJ | — | TRENTON — Trenton Board of Education, $999,762. |
| NM | — | FARMINGTON — Farmington Municipal Schools, $1 million. |
| NY | — | BROOKLYN — Community School District 22, $957,242. |
| NY | — | BUFFALO — Buffalo Board of Education, $1 million. |
| NY | — | FLUSHING — NYC Dept. of Education, Community Sch. Dist. 28, Region 3, $999,911. |
| NY | — | NEW YORK — NYC Department of Education, $1.9 million. |
| NY | — | NEW YORK — NYC Department of Education, Community School District 2, $981,906. |
| NY | — | ROCHESTER — Rochester City School District, $904,745. |
| NY | — | SMITHTOWN — Smithtown Central School District, $958,919. |
| NY | — | THE BRONX — NYC Dept. of Education, Community Sch. Districts 8, 11 and 12, $999,906. |
| OH | — | CINCINNATI — Princeton Board of Education, $999,993. |
| OH | — | CLEVELAND — Cleveland Metropolitan School District, $999,998. |
| OH | — | COLUMBUS — Columbus City Schools, $999,882. |
| OH | — | CUYAHOGA FALLS — Summit County Educational Service Center, $1 million. |
| OH | — | NEW LEXINGTON — Perry Hocking Education Service Center, $999,916. |
| OH | — | PAULDING — Western Buckeye Educational Service Center, $999,997. |
| OH | — | VALLEY VIEW — Educational Service Center of Cuyahoga County, $995,933. |
| OH | — | XENIA — Xenia Community Schools, $996,904. |
| OK | — | CRESCENT — Crescent Public School, $499,371. |
| OK | — | HOMINY — Osage County Interlocal Cooperative, $499,194. |
| OK | — | STONEWALL — Stonewall School District 30, $999,351. |
| OK | — | TULSA — Tulsa County Independent School District No. 1, $979,536. |
| OR | — | BEAVERTON — Beaverton School District 48J, $999,382. |
| PA | — | NORRISTOWN — MCIU and MCIU Education Foundation, $988,500. |
| SC | — | CONWAY — Horry County Schools, $978,300. |
| SC | — | IRMO — School District Five of Lexington and Richland Counties, $955,101. |
| SC | — | ORANGEBURG — Orangeburg Consolidated School District, $980,465. |
| SC | — | WILLIAMSTON — Anderson School District One, $989,550. |
| SD | — | PLATTE — Mid Central Educational Cooperative, $999,236. |
| TN | — | PIKEVILLE — Bledsoe County Schools, $997,625. |
| TX | — | ABILENE — Region 14 Education Service Center, $998,689. |
| TX | — | FORT WORTH — Fort Worth Independent School District, $1 million. |
| TX | — | HOUSTON — Houston Independent School District, $1.35 million. |
| TX | — | LA JOYA — La Joya Independent School District, $1 million. |
| TX | — | LEAGUE CITY — Clear Creek Independent School District, $993,998. |
| TX | — | PASADENA — Pasadena Independent School District, $949,434. |
| TX | — | SAN ANTONIO — San Antonio Independent School District, $999,837. |
| TX | — | WACO — Education Service Center Region 12, $1 million. |
| UT | — | AMERICAN FORK — Alpine School District, $993,991. |
| UT | — | FARMINGTON — Davis School District, $999,650. |
| UT | — | ST. GEORGE — Washington County School District, $999,338. |
| VA | — | HAMPTON — Hampton City Schools, $990,107. |
| VA | — | MANASSAS — Prince William County Schools, $856,541. |
| VA | — | NORTON — Norton City Public Schools, $992,501. |
| VA | — | WAYNESBORO — Waynesboro Public Schools, $455,145. |
| VI | — | ST. THOMAS — Virgin Islands Department of Education, $500,000. |
| WA | — | THORP — Thorp School District, $1 million. |
| WA | — | VANCOUVER — Educational Service District 112, $949,633. |
| WI | — | MILWAUKEE — Milwaukee Public Schools, $1 million. |
| WI | — | PORTAGE — Cooperative Educational Service Agency, $934,966. |
| WY | — | JACKSON — Teton County School District 1, $805,804. |
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