The American Historical Association has sent a letter to Governor Kim Reynolds opposing the planned closure of the State Historical…| AHA
The AHA encourages our members to contact their congressional representatives and urge their support for robust funding for international education…| AHA
AHA member Darién J. Davis’s forthcoming book, Black Orpheus and the Globalization of Afro-Brazilian Culture, explores the making of the…| AHA
AHA executive director Sarah Weicksel was featured in national and international media outlets covering the Trump administration’s announcement of a…| AHA
The AHA has signed on to the ACLS’s “Statement Regarding the White House Review of Smithsonian Institution Museums.” The review…| AHA
The AHA’s July 24 Congressional Briefing on the history of the US Senate will air on C-SPAN 2 at 4:40…| AHA
AHA member David Blight (Yale Univ.) was interviewed by Eleni Giokos on CNN about the sweeping review of the Smithsonian ordered by President Trump to “ensure alignment” with the administration’s goals.| AHA
This Statement on Standards of Professional Conduct addresses dilemmas and concerns about the practice of history.| AHA
AHA–OAH Joint Statement on Federal Censorship of American History| AHA
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
What do students learn in history courses? The AHA's Tuning Project (2012-16) asked historians to clarify and demystify the core goals and the key skills pursued in our discipline. Working collaboratively across more than 150 two- and four-year colleges and universities in the United States, accomplished history faculty convened to…| AHA
The tragic events in Charlottesville, Virginia, have re-ignited debate about the place of Confederate monuments in public spaces.| AHA
AHA executive director Sarah Weicksel appeared on WBUR’s Here & Now to speak about the sweeping review of the Smithsonian…| AHA
AHA executive director emeritus James Grossman authored the essay “‘Indoctrination’? We Call It Education’” for the New Republic’s series, Trump…| AHA
THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION, a new six-part film from Ken Burns, Sarah Botstein, and David Schmidt, premieres this November on PBS stations nationwide. It kicks off the largest engagement and outreach initiative in PBS history - leading up to the Semiquincentennial of the Declaration of Independence. AHA and PBS are partnering to…| AHA
American Lesson Plan: Teaching US History in Secondary Schools reports on insights gathered during a two-year exploration of secondary US history education.| 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 AHA has issued a statement condemning the report from “The President’s Advisory 1776 Commission.”| AHA
The American Historical Association has released a statement in support of the Smithsonian Institution, the target of the recent executive order, “Restoring Truth and Sanity to American History.” This order “egregiously misrepresents the work of the Smithsonian Institution” and “completely misconstrues the nature of historical work.” AHA executive director Jim…| 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