Register Now for the 2009 Conference! Revolutions in History--March 12-14 in Boston, MA
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NEW! Teaching American History
The 2009 Teaching American History Request for Proposals is now posted! If you are interested in partnering with NCHE on a TAH grant, please contact Betty Franks at betty@nche.net or call 240-696-6599 ext. 115. For more information about NCHE's Teaching American History Professional Development programs, click here.
We believe that the social sciences and current issues, both domestic and global, are best studied in historical context and perspective. We believe that historical study is the precondition for intelligent political and personal judgment and that, in turn, such judgment is the absolute precondition for the political power of the citizen, and the private self-fulfillment of the person. Familiar notions, no doubt, but their implications call for a fundamental reordering of the American curriculum from grade school to graduate school.
It is the mission of the National Council for History Education to see that this happens--not as a top-down imposition, but out of the collaboration of scholars and teachers across all levels of schooling, working together as equals who educate each other at every step of the way.
The National Council for History Education is a non-profit corporation dedicated to promoting the importance of history in schools and in society. The Council is supported by the contributions of individuals and organizations. NCHE links history in the schools with many activities sponsored by state and local organizations. We provide a communications network for all advocates of history education, whether in schools, colleges, museums, historical councils, or community groups.