The culture war in education that began in response to the protests that followed the murder of George Floyd in 2020 has had a chilling effect on how race is discussed in classrooms. The Center for ...

When the debate over teaching race-related concepts in public schools reached Kimberly Tilsen-Brave Heart’s home state of South Dakota, she decided she couldn’t in good conscience send her youngest ...

Leaders in Shasta County are working to expand on Native American history in classrooms. A new state law, Assembly Bill 1821, is requiring California schools to incorporate Native American ...

Somerset, Massachusetts / / December 6, 2025 / CRF Publishing LLC Key Takeaways: American political polarization follows predictable historical cycles, with today’s divisions resembling the Civil War ...

When high school students in a Connecticut district study World War II in the coming year, they will learn about more than just the typical hallmarks like Japanese American detention camps.

Thomas Fulbright formulated a lesson plan on U.S. citizenship that earned national recognition from the Gilder Lehrman Institute, a leading non-profit dedicated to supporting the education of American ...

I hated college history. The textbooks were mostly about dead white men, Abigail Adams excepted. The lectures were boring. I didn’t see how any of it related to my young life and future plans.

In this lesson, students watch a clip from the episode Our Colored Heroes in which they learn about Needham Roberts and Henry Johnson, two African-American World War I heroes. They analyze period ...

The students of Mike Bigelow's first-grade class light up when they're asked what they've learned about Asian American history and social studies this year. Ayansh Grover, 7, says he observes Hindu ...

Kristi Noem, governor of South Dakota, speaks during the Conservative Political Action Conference in Orlando, Fla., on Friday, February 25, 2022. (Tristan Wheelock / Bloomberg via Getty Images) When ...