The AHA has sent a letter to Rutgers University president William F. Tate IV and chancellor Francine Conway expressing deep…| AHA
AHA member and 2025 Asher Award recipient Lendol Calder (Augustana Coll.) has been named a finalist for Baylor University’s 2026…| AHA
On September 17, 2025, the US Department of Education announced plans to prioritize patriotic education in its discretionary grant programs,…| AHA
The American Council of Learned Societies, of which the AHA is a member, has released a statement calling on all institutions of higher education to reject the White House’s “Compact for Academic Excellence in Higher Education.”| AHA
Writing is stressful. Sitting in my computer chair my neck and shoulder muscles almost immediately tense up as I dig around in my brain for the best phrase or even any coherent string of words.| AHA
These 14 foundational principles are meant to assist educators and administrators in crafting AI policies suited to local circumstances and the specific needs of students.| AHA
Following Secretary of Education Linda McMahon’s announcement promoting “patriotic education” by adding it to her department’s grant-making priorities, AHA executive…| AHA
In an LAist article describing the impact of cuts to the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) on California universities,…| AHA
The AHA has signed on to a letter from the Coalition for International Education (CIE) calling for the Department of…| AHA
The AHA has submitted a public comment to the Federal Register in response to a proposed regulation that would limit…| AHA
The AHA has sent a letter to Texas State University president Kelly Damphousse registering strong objection to the university’s decision…| AHA
On Friday, September 19, 2025, the Texas State Board of Education adopted a framework that will radically overhaul the scope and sequence of elementary and middle school courses in the Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills (TEKS) for Social Studies. Ignoring the recommendations of the AHA, the Texas Council for the…| 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
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
