The Edmonds School District and the Washougal School District (it’s located just east of Vancouver, WA) have received a significant grant to help bolster their teaching of American history from the Teaching American History grant program.
According to the U.S. Department of Education website, the Teaching American History grant program aims to enhance teachers’ understanding of American history through intensive professional development, including study trips to historic sites and mentoring with professional historians and other experts. Projects are required to partner with organizations that have broad knowledge of American history, such as libraries, museums, nonprofit historical or humanities organizations, and higher education institutions.
Teaching American History grants are funded for a three-year period. Edmonds receives $999,845, and Washougal gets $996,999 in the first year of their grants.
The program will grant $115.3 million to 124 school districts to improve the quality of teaching American history in our nation’s schools.
