Free books for students! Help us launch our History School Book Club
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We’re excited to announce a pilot program for high school students called History School Book Club.
Explore "Who Can Vote?" as It Travels across the Country This June
This summer, the Gilder Lehrman Institute invites you to view Who Can Vote?: A Brief History of Voting Rights in the US as it tours the country.
From June 3 through June 28, this traveling exhibition—created as part of The Right to Vote: The Role of States and the US Constitution—can be seen at the following museums, libraries, and historic sites:
Read moreBrown v. Board of Education: On This Day, May 17
On May 17, 1954, the US Supreme Court handed down a landmark decision in Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka, Kansas, unanimously ruling that racial segregation in schools was unconstitutional. The decision overturned the 1896 Plessy v. Ferguson, which infamously permitted "separate but equal" facilities. Chief Justice Earl Warren responded directly to the 60-year-old case when he declared, "In the field of public education, the doctrine of ‘separate but equal’ has no place. Separate educational facilities are inherently unequal."
Read moreTeaching Resources for Teacher Appreciation Week
It’s Teacher Appreciation Week!
Read moreCongratulations to three 2024 Pulitzer Prize winners featured on Book Breaks!
Congratulations to Jacqueline Jones, Jonathan Eig, and Ilyon Woo!
On May 6, 2024, Columbia University announced the 108th Pulitzer Prizes, awarded on the recommendation of the Pulitzer Prize Board. Among the winners were Jones, Eig, and Woo—all of whom appeared on our weekly interview series, Book Breaks, to discuss their Pulitzer Prize–winning books.
Read moreMay 18 - Virtual PD: Veterans Legacy Program with Florida National Cemetery
In partnership with the National Cemetery Administration’s Veterans Legacy Program, we are pleased to offer free professional development sessions in spring 2024 focusing on different aspects of American Veterans’ and Service Members’ lives on and off the battlefield and how to effectively bring that content back to the classroom. As a part of this series, we are now offering a virtual workshop:
Read moreMay 11 - Virtual PD: Veterans Legacy Program with Black Hills National Cemetery
In partnership with the National Cemetery Administration’s Veterans Legacy Program, we are pleased to offer free professional development sessions in spring 2024 focusing on different aspects of American Veterans’ and Service Members’ lives on and off the battlefield and how to effectively bring that content back to the classroom. As a part of this series, we are now offering a virtual workshop:
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