| FOR RELEASE: June 21, 2007 |
Contact: Jane Glickman or Stephanie Babyak (202) 401-1576 |
U.S. Secretary of Education Margaret Spellings today announced the award of $116 million for 122 new grants to improve the quality of American history education. The grants are being awarded to school districts in 40 states nationwide.
"These grants will provide teachers with the resources they need to engage their students and provide them with a better understanding of our nation's history and the principles of our democracy," said Secretary Spellings. "A strong foundation in American history will ensure that our young people grow up to become active and informed citizens."
The Teaching American History discretionary grant program supports three-year projects to improve teachers' knowledge and understanding of traditional American history through intensive, on-going professional development. Grantees must work in partnership 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 landmark No Child Left Behind Act; however, the National Assessment of Educational Progress, or NAEP, which is commonly known as the "Nation's Report Card," shows that less than one-quarter of America's students in grades 4, 8 and 12 are proficient in American history. To improve student achievement, the Teaching American History grant program will immerse history teachers in American history content and research-based teaching strategies, to help them teach American history in an exciting and engaging way.
More information about Teaching American History grant program is available at: http://www.ed.gov/programs/teachinghistory/index.html.
Teaching American History Grants
Fiscal Year 2007
| AK | — | SKAGWAY, Skagway City School District, $999,999 |
| AL | — | HUNTSVILLE, Madison County Board of Education, $999,974 |
| AL | — | SHEFFIELD, Sheffield City Schools, $450,588 |
| CA | — | AUBURN, Placer County Office of Education, $999,506 |
| CA | — | CITY OF INDUSTRY, Hacienda La Puente Unified School District, $998,761 |
| CA | — | CRESCENT CITY, Del Norte Unified School District, $998,157 |
| CA | — | DOWNEY, Los Angeles County Office of Education, $1,410,613 |
| CA | — | FRESNO, Fresno County Office of Education, $1,986,781 |
| CA | — | LONG BEACH, Long Beach Unified School District, $986,640 |
| CA | — | LOS ANGELES, Los Angeles Unified School District, $963,485 |
| CA | — | MCKINLEYVILLE, Northern Humboldt Union High School District, $499,720 |
| CA | — | SAN DIEGO, SDCOE—Borrego Springs, $929,898 |
| CO | — | COLORADO SPRINGS, Colorado Springs School District 11, $976,465 |
| CO | — | LIMON, East Central Board of Cooperative Educational Services, $499,997 |
| CT | — | DANBURY, Danbury, City of - Danbury Public School System, $993,631 |
| FL | — | KEY WEST, Monroe County School District, $498,494 |
| FL | — | KISSIMMEE, The School District of Osceola County, Florida, $1,000,000 |
| FL | — | MIAMI, FLORIDA 33132, School Board of Miami-Dade County, $1,739,378 |
| FL | — | OCALA, Marion County Public Schools, $714,369 |
| FL | — | ORLANDO, School Board of Orange County—Curriculum Services, $999,959 |
| FL | — | TAVARES, Lake County Schools, $999,987 |
| GA | — | MCDONOUGH, Henry County Board of Education, $1,000,000 |
| GA | — | SAVANNAH, Savannah-Chatham County Public School System, $1,000,000 |
| HI | — | HONOLULU, Hawaii Department of Education, $999,404 |
| ID | — | BOISE, Independent School District of Boise, $998,645 |
| ID | — | GRANGEVILLE, Idaho Joint School District 241, $499,953 |
| IL | — | AURORA, Indian Prairie Community Unit School District #204, $971,034 |
| IL | — | BELLEVILLE, St. Clair County Educational Cooperative Board, $1,000,000 |
| IL | — | CHICAGO, Chicago Public Schools, District # 299, $1,557,815 |
| IL | — | URBANA, Urbana School District #116, $979,236 |
| IN | — | ANDERSON, Anderson Community School Corporation, $983,349 |
| IN | — | HUNTINGBURG, Southwest Dubois County School Corporation, $963,699 |
| KY | — | MURRAY, West Kentucky Educational Cooperative, $999,998 |
| LA | — | AMITE, Tangipahoa Parish School System, $899,425 |
| LA | — | LAKE CHARLES, Calcasieu Parish School Board, $999,811 |
| LA | — | NEW ORLEANS, Algiers Charter Schools Association, $999,561 |
| MA | — | ANDOVER, Andover, Town of Andover Public Schools, $992,697 |
| MA | — | BEVERLY, Beverly Public Schools—Beverly Public Schools, $981,997 |
| MA | — | ERVING, New Salem/Wendell Union School District—Erving School Union #28, $999,964 |
| MA | — | FITCHBURG, Fitchburg Public Schools, $957,875 |
| MA | — | HUDSON, Hudson Public Schools, $994,755 |
| MA | — | HUNTINGTON, Gateway Regional School District, $992,500 |
| MA | — | NEW BEDFORD, NEW BEDFORD PUBLIC SCHOOLS, $998,300 |
| MA | — | OTIS ANGB, Cape Cod Collaborative, $954,730 |
| MA | — | WEYMOUTH, Weymouth Public Schools, $999,937 |
| MA | — | WORCESTER, Abby Kelley Foster Charter Public School, $499,998 |
| MA | — | WORCESTER, Worcester Public Schools, $998,510 |
| MD | — | BALTIMORE, Baltimore City Public School System, $995,283 |
| ME | — | NORTH BERWICK, Maine Administrative District Number 60, $982,363 |
| MI | — | BATTLE CREEK, Battle Creek Public Schools, $999,999 |
| MI | — | FLINT, Flint Community Schools, $999,947 |
| MI | — | INKSTER, Inkster Public Schools, $999,995 |
| MI | — | KALAMAZOO, Kalamazoo RESA—Instructional Center, $982,445 |
| MO | — | JACKSON, Reorganized School District R-II, $453,144 |
| MS | — | CORINTH, Corinth School District, $955,292 |
| MS | — | LAUREL, South Central Mississippi Consortium for Educational Excellence, $999,512 |
| MT | — | BOZEMAN, Bozeman School District #7, $1,000,000 |
| NC | — | GREENSBORO, Guilford County Schools, $985,412 |
| NC | — | SANFORD, Provisions Academy, $499,500 |
| NC | — | WASHINGTON, Beaufort County Schools, $466,772 |
| NE | — | LINCOLN, Lincoln Public Schools, $956,136 |
| NJ | — | MAYS LANDING, Greater Egg Harbor Regional High School District, $493,215 |
| NJ | — | MIDDLETOWN, Middletown Township School District, $959,990 |
| NJ | — | MONROE TOWNSHIP, Monroe Township Board of Education, $959,930 |
| NJ | — | NEWARK, The Newark Public Schools, $993,997 |
| NJ | — | SKILLMAN, Montgomery Township Board of Education, $959,930 |
| NJ | — | STEWARTSVILLE, Greenwich Township School District, $493,968 |
| NJ | — | WAYNE, Passaic County Technical Institute, $478,891 |
| NM | — | ALBUQUERQUE, Albuquerque Public Schools, $998,929 |
| NM | — | SANTA FE, Santa Fe Public Schools, $498,549 |
| NV | — | LAS VEGAS, Clark County School District, $1,993,687 |
| NV | — | RENO, Washoe County School District, $954,730 |
| NY | — | BINGHAMTON, Broome Delaware Tioga BOCES, $961,290 |
| NY | — | BRONX, New York City Department of Education—Region 2 CSD # 8, 11, 12, $999,582 |
| NY | — | BROOKLYN, New York City Department of Education—District 14—Community School District 14, $999,999 |
| NY | — | GARDEN CITY, Nassau County Board of Cooperative Education Services, $999,999 |
| NY | — | LONG ISLAND CITY, New York City Department of Education Region 4, $999,503 |
| NY | — | NEW PALTZ, Board of Cooperative Educational Services of Ulster County, $912,393 |
| NY | — | NEW YORK, New York City Department of Education, $1,903,101 |
| NY | — | NEW YORK, New York City Department of Education Districts 6, 3, 5, $999,999 |
| NY | — | NORTH GREECE, Greece Central School District, $786,004 |
| NY | — | SYRACUSE, Onondaga Cortland Madison Board of Cooperative Education Services, $950,905 |
| OH | — | CINCINNATI, Hamilton County Educational Service Center, $999,310 |
| OH | — | CLEVELAND, Cleveland Municipal School District, $996,792 |
| OH | — | MANSFIELD, Mid-Ohio Educational Service Center, $999,954 |
| OH | — | PAULDING, Western Buckeye Educational Service Center, $999,549 |
| OH | — | SPRINGFIELD, Clark County Educational Service Center, $952,959 |
| OK | — | MORRISON, Morrison Public School Consortium, $496,021 |
| OK | — | OKLAHOMA CITY, Western Heights Public Schools, $500,000 |
| OR | — | EUGENE, Lane Education Service District, $909,261 |
| OR | — | MEDFORD, Southern Oregon ED Service District, $984,294 |
| OR | — | ROSEBURG, Douglas Education Service District, $999,870 |
| PA | — | LEWISBURG, Central Susquehanna Intermediate Unit, $1,543,630 |
| SC | — | CAMPOBELLO, Spartanburg District One Schools, $975,000 |
| SC | — | COLUMBIA, Richland County School District One, $999,796 |
| SC | — | COLUMBIA, Richland School District 2, $999,829 |
| SD | — | RAPID CITY, Black Hills Special Services Cooperative, $951,888 |
| TN | — | FRANKLIN, Williamson County School District, $999,436 |
| TX | — | CORPUS CHRISTI, Education Service Center, Region 2, $998,216 |
| TX | — | EDINBURG, Region One Education Service Center, $1,999,999 |
| TX | — | IRVING, Irving Independent School District, $984,400 |
| TX | — | LA JOYA, La Joya Independent School District, $1,000,000 |
| TX | — | SAN ANTONIO, Northside Independent School District, $936,873 |
| UT | — | LOGAN, Logan City School District, $999,947 |
| UT | — | OGDEN, Ogden City School District, $500,000 |
| UT | — | OGDEN, Weber School District, $999,389 |
| VA | — | CHESTERFIELD, Chesterfield County Public Schools, $726,600 |
| VA | — | CHRISTIANSBURG, Montgomery County Public Schools, $491,411 |
| VA | — | FREDERICKSBURG, School Board of the County of Spotsylvania, $994,699 |
| VA | — | HALIFAX, Halifax County Public Schools, $894,330 |
| VA | — | RICHMOND, Richmond City Public Schools, $996,975 |
| VT | — | BARRE, Barre City Supervisory Union, $969,654 |
| VT | — | FAIR HAVEN, Addison Rutland Supervisory Union, $957,426 |
| WA | — | ANACORTES, Northwest Educational Service District 189, $976,620 |
| WA | — | CLARKSTON, Clarkston School District, $499,966 |
| WA | — | SEATTLE, Seattle Public Schools, $991,729 |
| WA | — | SPOKANE, Educational Service District 101, $998,346 |
| WA | — | WASHOUGAL, Washougal School District 112-6, $967,305 |
| WA | — | WENATCHEE, North Central Educational Service District 171, $988,056 |
| WI | — | MADISON, Madison Metropolitan School District, $997,469 |
| WI | — | OSHKOSH, Cooperative Educational Service Agency 6, $998,158 |
| WY | — | CASPER, Natrona County School District #1, $999,583 |
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