To get a hands-on experience of what it was like for the city’s founding father to create a town plat map, the students, ages 9 to 17, studied Bird’s original map -- which is on file at the Butte ...

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — A University of Tennessee professor said he uses popular culture to teach his United States history class by finding unique ways to hook his students into the topic, before ...

I wanted a history class that focused more on my history. History is viewed as important because it’s necessary to know where you came from, and this African American history class is teaching me more ...

Share on Facebook Share on X Share on LinkedIn Share on Reddit Share via Email During the class, Hands on History: Examining RIT’s Domestic Science and Arts Program, Kurdziel learned to embroider the ...

EAST LANSING — The Black American history class at East Lansing High School is a year old, and students said they like having the opportunity to learn about history in a deeper, more expansive way ...

In today’s classrooms, teaching Black history has become a challenge at best—and a dangerous proposition at worst. In many states, politicians have demanded teachers alter their curriculum over fears ...

To the editor: The only thing I would add to Nicholas Goldberg’s column about the need for students to learn U.S. history is a focus on recent history. It’s my understanding that many of today’s high ...