K-12 Education Today American Lesson Plan: Teaching US History in Secondary Schools The AHA's 2024 report shares findings from the most comprehensive study of secondary US history education undertaken in the 21st century. AHA researchers appraised standards and legislation in all 50 states, conducted a survey of over 3,000 middle and…| AHA
AHA Resource Library Resources for the Discipline The AHA's Resource Library includes hundreds of resources developed or vetted by the AHA and our partners. Our resources range from classroom syllabi, to archival documents from the Civil War, to standards and guidelines for the discipline, and much more. Access the Resources…| AHA
Supporting K-12 Education Guidance & Support Every state, federal district, and US territory has adopted some form of academic standards for history and social studies instruction in public schools between kindergarten and twelfth grade (K-12). The AHA is prepared to support standards revision in any way that education agencies and…| AHA
The AHA’s approach to state standards and related assessments starts from the premise that every student has the right to a history-rich education.| AHA
The January 29 “Executive Order Ending Radical Indoctrination in K–12 Schooling” rests on—and even promotes—a misleading caricature of history education in the United States. This shaky premise undergirds a set of policy mandates that threaten the integrity and utility of history education in our nation. The American Historical Association’s carefully…| AHA