The development of the History Standards was administered by the National Center for History in the Schools at the University of California, Los Angeles under the guidance of the National Council for History Standards. The standards were developed with funding from the National Endowment for the Humanities and the U.S. Department of Education. This publication does not necessarily represent positions or policies of the United States government, and no official endorsement should be inferred. This publication may be freely reproduced and distributed for educational and research purposes.
This electronic version of the National Standards for History presents all elements of the printed edition except for 1) charts and illustrations and 2) the appendix listing contributors and participating organizations.
You may purchase the printed editions of the National Standards for History, Basic Edition by writing to the National Center for History in the Schools, UCLA, Dept. of History, 405 Hilgard Ave., Los Angeles, CA 90024-1473; email: nchs@history.ucla.edu. The fax number is (310) 267-2103. To order the National Standards for History, Basic Edition online, see order information: http://www.sscnet.ucla.edu/nchs/order.html
If you have comments on the standards please send them to the National Center for History (nchs@history.ucla.edu) or email Gary B. Nash: gnash@ucla.edu. Published 1996, National Center for History in the Schools