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class="fl-heading-text">Advocating for History</span> </h4> </div> </div> <div class="fl-module fl-module-rich-text fl-node-yuntl0825w37" data-node="yuntl0825w37"> <div class="fl-module-content fl-node-content"> <div class="fl-rich-text"> <p>The AHA’s Freedom to Learn initiative educates historians and others on how to advocate publicly for honest history education, responds directly to the bills themselves, and creates resources to help teachers directly affected by these bills think about how to maintain the integrity of their history courses.</p> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="fl-col fl-node-ni21zjyt58g6 fl-col-bg-photo fl-col-small fl-col-small-full-width fl-col-small-custom-width river-image-col" data-node="ni21zjyt58g6"> <div class="fl-col-content fl-node-content"></div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="fl-row fl-row-full-width fl-row-bg-none fl-node-7dptzqoyv485 fl-row-default-height fl-row-align-center" data-node="7dptzqoyv485"> <div class="fl-row-content-wrap"> <div class="fl-row-content fl-row-fixed-width fl-node-content"> <div class="fl-col-group fl-node-q9og2peas1xn" data-node="q9og2peas1xn"> <div class="fl-col fl-node-ojnldqz7hai3 fl-col-bg-color fl-col-has-cols content-heading-content" data-node="ojnldqz7hai3"> <div class="fl-col-content fl-node-content"><div class="fl-module fl-module-separator fl-node-5wejtqop1k6d" data-node="5wejtqop1k6d"> <div class="fl-module-content fl-node-content"> <div class="fl-separator"></div> </div> </div> <div class="fl-col-group fl-node-cd4m9tefprg3 fl-col-group-nested fl-col-group-custom-width" data-node="cd4m9tefprg3"> <div class="fl-col fl-node-j2m9hix5ctwd fl-col-bg-color fl-col-small fl-col-small-full-width fl-col-small-custom-width" data-node="j2m9hix5ctwd"> <div class="fl-col-content fl-node-content"><div class="fl-module fl-module-heading fl-node-wthng34yfl71" data-node="wthng34yfl71"> <div class="fl-module-content fl-node-content"> <h3 class="fl-heading"> <span class="fl-heading-text">AHA Freedom to Learn Letters</span> </h3> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="fl-col fl-node-rvg5kna93bhj fl-col-bg-color fl-col-small-custom-width" data-node="rvg5kna93bhj"> <div class="fl-col-content fl-node-content"><div class="fl-module fl-module-rich-text fl-node-fjkbgoyhi24p" data-node="fjkbgoyhi24p"> <div class="fl-module-content fl-node-content"> <div class="fl-rich-text"> <p>The freedom to learn our nation’s history is under siege. In many states, legislators have introduced “divisive concepts” bills that seek to limit history education in ways that would make it virtually impossible for teachers to help students to thoughtfully consider slavery and racism in American historical development. Some of these proposals have already become law. While most of this legislation is aimed at public primary and secondary education, many also specifically include or have implications for public higher education.</p> <p>The AHA has sent letters to legislators in the following states.</p> <p>Read <a href="https://www.historians.org/research-and-publications/perspectives-on-history/january-2024/legislative-advocacy-letters-behind-the-scenes-at-the-aha" target="_blank" rel="noopener">"Legislative Advocacy Letters: Behind the Scenes at the AHA"</a> in <em>Perspectives on History</em> to learn how we carefully research and craft each letter.</p> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="fl-col-group fl-node-hdf8nu57j4gl" data-node="hdf8nu57j4gl"> <div class="fl-col fl-node-qsz2nruw9o5p fl-col-bg-color" data-node="qsz2nruw9o5p"> <div class="fl-col-content fl-node-content"><div class="fl-module fl-module-accordion fl-node-2nwl5ust7ayb" data-node="2nwl5ust7ayb"> <div class="fl-module-content fl-node-content"> <div class="fl-accordion fl-accordion-medium fl-accordion-collapse"> <div class="fl-accordion-item "> <div class="fl-accordion-button" id="fl-accordion-2nwl5ust7ayb-tab-0" aria-controls="fl-accordion-2nwl5ust7ayb-panel-0" tabindex="0"> <a href="#" id="fl-accordion-2nwl5ust7ayb-label-0" class="fl-accordion-button-label" tabindex="0" aria-controls="fl-accordion-2nwl5ust7ayb-panel-0">Alabama</a> <a href="#" id="fl-accordion-2nwl5ust7ayb-icon-0" class="fl-accordion-button-icon" tabindex="-1"><i class="fl-accordion-button-icon fl-accordion-button-icon-right fas fa-plus" title="Expand"><span class="sr-only">Expand</span></i></a> </div> <div class="fl-accordion-content fl-clearfix" id="fl-accordion-2nwl5ust7ayb-panel-0" aria-labelledby="fl-accordion-2nwl5ust7ayb-tab-0" aria-hidden="true"> <p><a href="https://www.historians.org/news/aha-letter-to-alabama-senate-opposing-divisive-concepts-bill/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Letter to Alabama Senate Opposing "Divisive Concepts" Bill (2023)</a></p> <p><a href="https://www.historians.org/news/aha-letters-to-alabama-legislature-opposing-legislation-restricting-history-education/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Letters to Alabama Legislature Opposing Legislation Restricting History Education (2022)</a></p> </div> </div> <div class="fl-accordion-item "> <div class="fl-accordion-button" id="fl-accordion-2nwl5ust7ayb-tab-1" aria-controls="fl-accordion-2nwl5ust7ayb-panel-1" tabindex="0"> <a href="#" id="fl-accordion-2nwl5ust7ayb-label-1" class="fl-accordion-button-label" tabindex="0" aria-controls="fl-accordion-2nwl5ust7ayb-panel-1">Alaska</a> <a href="#" id="fl-accordion-2nwl5ust7ayb-icon-1" class="fl-accordion-button-icon" tabindex="-1"><i class="fl-accordion-button-icon fl-accordion-button-icon-right fas fa-plus" title="Expand"><span class="sr-only">Expand</span></i></a> </div> <div class="fl-accordion-content fl-clearfix" id="fl-accordion-2nwl5ust7ayb-panel-1" aria-labelledby="fl-accordion-2nwl5ust7ayb-tab-1" aria-hidden="true"> <p><a href="https://www.historians.org/news/aha-letters-to-alaska-legislature-opposing-legislation-restricting-history-education/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Letters to Alaska Legislature Opposing Legislation Restricting History Education (2022)</a></p> </div> </div> <div class="fl-accordion-item "> <div class="fl-accordion-button" id="fl-accordion-2nwl5ust7ayb-tab-2" aria-controls="fl-accordion-2nwl5ust7ayb-panel-2" tabindex="0"> <a href="#" id="fl-accordion-2nwl5ust7ayb-label-2" class="fl-accordion-button-label" tabindex="0" aria-controls="fl-accordion-2nwl5ust7ayb-panel-2">Arizona</a> <a href="#" id="fl-accordion-2nwl5ust7ayb-icon-2" class="fl-accordion-button-icon" tabindex="-1"><i class="fl-accordion-button-icon fl-accordion-button-icon-right fas fa-plus" title="Expand"><span class="sr-only">Expand</span></i></a> </div> <div class="fl-accordion-content fl-clearfix" id="fl-accordion-2nwl5ust7ayb-panel-2" aria-labelledby="fl-accordion-2nwl5ust7ayb-tab-2" aria-hidden="true"> <p><a href="https://www.historians.org/news/aha-letters-to-arizona-legislature-opposing-legislation-restricting-history-education-february-2022/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Letters to Arizona Legislature Opposing Legislation Restricting History Education (2022)</a></p> </div> </div> <div class="fl-accordion-item "> <div class="fl-accordion-button" id="fl-accordion-2nwl5ust7ayb-tab-3" aria-controls="fl-accordion-2nwl5ust7ayb-panel-3" tabindex="0"> <a href="#" id="fl-accordion-2nwl5ust7ayb-label-3" class="fl-accordion-button-label" tabindex="0" aria-controls="fl-accordion-2nwl5ust7ayb-panel-3">California</a> <a href="#" id="fl-accordion-2nwl5ust7ayb-icon-3" class="fl-accordion-button-icon" tabindex="-1"><i class="fl-accordion-button-icon fl-accordion-button-icon-right fas fa-plus" title="Expand"><span class="sr-only">Expand</span></i></a> </div> <div class="fl-accordion-content fl-clearfix" id="fl-accordion-2nwl5ust7ayb-panel-3" aria-labelledby="fl-accordion-2nwl5ust7ayb-tab-3" aria-hidden="true"> <p><a href="https://www.historians.org/news/aha-letter-opposing-placentia-yorba-linda-unified-school-district-resolution-january-2022/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Letter Opposing Placentia-Yorba Linda Unified School District Resolution (2022)</a></p> </div> </div> <div class="fl-accordion-item "> <div class="fl-accordion-button" id="fl-accordion-2nwl5ust7ayb-tab-4" aria-controls="fl-accordion-2nwl5ust7ayb-panel-4" tabindex="0"> <a href="#" id="fl-accordion-2nwl5ust7ayb-label-4" class="fl-accordion-button-label" tabindex="0" aria-controls="fl-accordion-2nwl5ust7ayb-panel-4">Florida</a> <a href="#" id="fl-accordion-2nwl5ust7ayb-icon-4" class="fl-accordion-button-icon" tabindex="-1"><i class="fl-accordion-button-icon fl-accordion-button-icon-right fas fa-plus" title="Expand"><span class="sr-only">Expand</span></i></a> </div> <div class="fl-accordion-content fl-clearfix" id="fl-accordion-2nwl5ust7ayb-panel-4" aria-labelledby="fl-accordion-2nwl5ust7ayb-tab-4" aria-hidden="true"> <p><a href="https://www.historians.org/news/aha-sends-letter-to-florida-legislature-opposing-harmful-k-12-teacher-training-bill/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Letter to Florida Legislature Opposing Harmful K-12 Teacher Training Bill</a></p> <p><a href="https://www.historians.org/news/aha-statement-on-floridas-african-american-history-standards" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Statement on Florida's African American History Standards (2023)</a></p> <p><a href="https://www.historians.org/news/aha-statement-opposing-exclusion-of-lgbtq-history-in-florida/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Statement Opposing Exclusion of LGBTQ+ History in Florida (2023)</a></p> <p><a href="https://www.historians.org/news/aha-letter-to-florida-senate-opposing-restrictive-education-bill/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Letter to Florida Senate Opposing Restrictive Education Bill (2023)</a></p> <p><a href="https://www.historians.org/news/aha-statement-opposing-florida-house-bill-999/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Statement Opposing Florida House Bill 999 (2023)</a></p> <p><a href="https://www.historians.org/news/aha-letters-to-florida-legislature-opposing-legislation-restricting-history-education-february-2022/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Letters to Florida Legislature Opposing Legislation Restricting History Education (2022)</a></p> </div> </div> <div class="fl-accordion-item "> <div class="fl-accordion-button" id="fl-accordion-2nwl5ust7ayb-tab-5" aria-controls="fl-accordion-2nwl5ust7ayb-panel-5" tabindex="0"> <a href="#" id="fl-accordion-2nwl5ust7ayb-label-5" class="fl-accordion-button-label" tabindex="0" aria-controls="fl-accordion-2nwl5ust7ayb-panel-5">Georgia</a> <a href="#" id="fl-accordion-2nwl5ust7ayb-icon-5" class="fl-accordion-button-icon" tabindex="-1"><i class="fl-accordion-button-icon fl-accordion-button-icon-right fas fa-plus" title="Expand"><span class="sr-only">Expand</span></i></a> </div> <div class="fl-accordion-content fl-clearfix" id="fl-accordion-2nwl5ust7ayb-panel-5" aria-labelledby="fl-accordion-2nwl5ust7ayb-tab-5" aria-hidden="true"> <p><a href="https://www.historians.org/news/aha-letters-to-georgia-legislature-opposing-legislation-restricting-history-education-february-2022/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Letters to Georgia Legislature Opposing Legislation Restricting History Education (2022)</a></p> </div> </div> <div class="fl-accordion-item "> <div class="fl-accordion-button" id="fl-accordion-2nwl5ust7ayb-tab-6" aria-controls="fl-accordion-2nwl5ust7ayb-panel-6" tabindex="0"> <a href="#" id="fl-accordion-2nwl5ust7ayb-label-6" class="fl-accordion-button-label" tabindex="0" aria-controls="fl-accordion-2nwl5ust7ayb-panel-6">Indiana</a> <a href="#" id="fl-accordion-2nwl5ust7ayb-icon-6" class="fl-accordion-button-icon" tabindex="-1"><i class="fl-accordion-button-icon fl-accordion-button-icon-right fas fa-plus" title="Expand"><span class="sr-only">Expand</span></i></a> </div> <div class="fl-accordion-content fl-clearfix" id="fl-accordion-2nwl5ust7ayb-panel-6" aria-labelledby="fl-accordion-2nwl5ust7ayb-tab-6" aria-hidden="true"> <p><a href="https://www.historians.org/news/aha-letter-to-indiana-legislature-opposing-intellectual-diversity-tenure-bill/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Letter to Indiana Legislature Opposing “Intellectual Diversity” Tenure Bill (2024)</a></p> <p><a href="https://www.historians.org/news/aha-letter-to-indiana-legislature-opposing-legislation-restricting-history-education-february-2022/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Letter to Indiana Legislature Opposing Legislation Restricting History Education (2022)</a></p> </div> </div> <div class="fl-accordion-item "> <div class="fl-accordion-button" id="fl-accordion-2nwl5ust7ayb-tab-7" aria-controls="fl-accordion-2nwl5ust7ayb-panel-7" tabindex="0"> <a href="#" id="fl-accordion-2nwl5ust7ayb-label-7" class="fl-accordion-button-label" tabindex="0" aria-controls="fl-accordion-2nwl5ust7ayb-panel-7">Iowa</a> <a href="#" id="fl-accordion-2nwl5ust7ayb-icon-7" class="fl-accordion-button-icon" tabindex="-1"><i class="fl-accordion-button-icon fl-accordion-button-icon-right fas fa-plus" title="Expand"><span class="sr-only">Expand</span></i></a> </div> <div class="fl-accordion-content fl-clearfix" id="fl-accordion-2nwl5ust7ayb-panel-7" aria-labelledby="fl-accordion-2nwl5ust7ayb-tab-7" aria-hidden="true"> <p><a href="https://www.historians.org/news/aha-sends-letter-to-iowa-house-of-representatives-opposing-bill-on-k-12-social-studies-curriculum/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Letter to Iowa House of Representatives Opposing Bill on K-12 Social Studies Curriculum (2024)</a></p> </div> </div> <div class="fl-accordion-item "> <div class="fl-accordion-button" id="fl-accordion-2nwl5ust7ayb-tab-8" aria-controls="fl-accordion-2nwl5ust7ayb-panel-8" tabindex="0"> <a href="#" id="fl-accordion-2nwl5ust7ayb-label-8" class="fl-accordion-button-label" tabindex="0" aria-controls="fl-accordion-2nwl5ust7ayb-panel-8">Kansas</a> <a href="#" id="fl-accordion-2nwl5ust7ayb-icon-8" class="fl-accordion-button-icon" tabindex="-1"><i class="fl-accordion-button-icon fl-accordion-button-icon-right fas fa-plus" title="Expand"><span class="sr-only">Expand</span></i></a> </div> <div class="fl-accordion-content fl-clearfix" id="fl-accordion-2nwl5ust7ayb-panel-8" aria-labelledby="fl-accordion-2nwl5ust7ayb-tab-8" aria-hidden="true"> <p><a href="https://www.historians.org/news/aha-letter-to-kansas-legislature-opposing-legislation-restricting-history-education/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Letter to Kansas Legislature Opposing Legislation Restricting History Education (2022)</a></p> </div> </div> <div class="fl-accordion-item "> <div class="fl-accordion-button" id="fl-accordion-2nwl5ust7ayb-tab-9" aria-controls="fl-accordion-2nwl5ust7ayb-panel-9" tabindex="0"> <a href="#" id="fl-accordion-2nwl5ust7ayb-label-9" class="fl-accordion-button-label" tabindex="0" aria-controls="fl-accordion-2nwl5ust7ayb-panel-9">Kentucky</a> <a href="#" id="fl-accordion-2nwl5ust7ayb-icon-9" class="fl-accordion-button-icon" tabindex="-1"><i class="fl-accordion-button-icon fl-accordion-button-icon-right fas fa-plus" title="Expand"><span class="sr-only">Expand</span></i></a> </div> <div class="fl-accordion-content fl-clearfix" id="fl-accordion-2nwl5ust7ayb-panel-9" aria-labelledby="fl-accordion-2nwl5ust7ayb-tab-9" aria-hidden="true"> <p><a href="https://www.historians.org/news/aha-letter-to-kentucky-legislature-legislature-opposing-legislation-restricting-history-education/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Letter to Kentucky Legislature Legislature Opposing Legislation Restricting History Education (2022)</a></p> </div> </div> <div class="fl-accordion-item "> <div class="fl-accordion-button" id="fl-accordion-2nwl5ust7ayb-tab-10" aria-controls="fl-accordion-2nwl5ust7ayb-panel-10" tabindex="0"> <a href="#" id="fl-accordion-2nwl5ust7ayb-label-10" class="fl-accordion-button-label" tabindex="0" aria-controls="fl-accordion-2nwl5ust7ayb-panel-10">Maryland</a> <a href="#" id="fl-accordion-2nwl5ust7ayb-icon-10" class="fl-accordion-button-icon" tabindex="-1"><i class="fl-accordion-button-icon fl-accordion-button-icon-right fas fa-plus" title="Expand"><span class="sr-only">Expand</span></i></a> </div> <div class="fl-accordion-content fl-clearfix" id="fl-accordion-2nwl5ust7ayb-panel-10" aria-labelledby="fl-accordion-2nwl5ust7ayb-tab-10" aria-hidden="true"> <p><a href="https://www.historians.org/news/aha-letter-to-maryland-legislature-opposing-legislation-restricting-history-education/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Letter to Maryland Legislature Opposing Legislation Restricting History Education (2022)</a></p> </div> </div> <div class="fl-accordion-item "> <div class="fl-accordion-button" id="fl-accordion-2nwl5ust7ayb-tab-11" aria-controls="fl-accordion-2nwl5ust7ayb-panel-11" tabindex="0"> <a href="#" id="fl-accordion-2nwl5ust7ayb-label-11" class="fl-accordion-button-label" tabindex="0" aria-controls="fl-accordion-2nwl5ust7ayb-panel-11">Missouri</a> <a href="#" id="fl-accordion-2nwl5ust7ayb-icon-11" class="fl-accordion-button-icon" tabindex="-1"><i class="fl-accordion-button-icon fl-accordion-button-icon-right fas fa-plus" title="Expand"><span class="sr-only">Expand</span></i></a> </div> <div class="fl-accordion-content fl-clearfix" id="fl-accordion-2nwl5ust7ayb-panel-11" aria-labelledby="fl-accordion-2nwl5ust7ayb-tab-11" aria-hidden="true"> <p><a href="https://www.historians.org/news/aha-letter-to-missouri-legislature-opposing-legislation-restricting-history-education-february-2022/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Letter to Missouri Legislature Opposing Legislation Restricting History Education (2022)</a></p> </div> </div> <div class="fl-accordion-item "> <div class="fl-accordion-button" id="fl-accordion-2nwl5ust7ayb-tab-12" aria-controls="fl-accordion-2nwl5ust7ayb-panel-12" tabindex="0"> <a href="#" id="fl-accordion-2nwl5ust7ayb-label-12" class="fl-accordion-button-label" tabindex="0" aria-controls="fl-accordion-2nwl5ust7ayb-panel-12">Nebraska</a> <a href="#" id="fl-accordion-2nwl5ust7ayb-icon-12" class="fl-accordion-button-icon" tabindex="-1"><i class="fl-accordion-button-icon fl-accordion-button-icon-right fas fa-plus" title="Expand"><span class="sr-only">Expand</span></i></a> </div> <div class="fl-accordion-content fl-clearfix" id="fl-accordion-2nwl5ust7ayb-panel-12" aria-labelledby="fl-accordion-2nwl5ust7ayb-tab-12" aria-hidden="true"> <p><a href="https://www.historians.org/news/aha-letter-to-nebraska-legislature-opposing-bill-to-eliminate-tenure/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Letter to Nebraska Legislature Opposing Bill to Eliminate Tenure (2024)</a></p> <p><a href="https://www.historians.org/news/aha-letter-to-nebraska-legislature-opposing-legislation-restricting-history-education/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Letter to Nebraska Legislature Opposing Legislation Restricting History Education (2022)</a></p> </div> </div> <div class="fl-accordion-item "> <div class="fl-accordion-button" id="fl-accordion-2nwl5ust7ayb-tab-13" aria-controls="fl-accordion-2nwl5ust7ayb-panel-13" tabindex="0"> <a href="#" id="fl-accordion-2nwl5ust7ayb-label-13" class="fl-accordion-button-label" tabindex="0" aria-controls="fl-accordion-2nwl5ust7ayb-panel-13">North Carolina</a> <a href="#" id="fl-accordion-2nwl5ust7ayb-icon-13" class="fl-accordion-button-icon" tabindex="-1"><i class="fl-accordion-button-icon fl-accordion-button-icon-right fas fa-plus" title="Expand"><span class="sr-only">Expand</span></i></a> </div> <div class="fl-accordion-content fl-clearfix" id="fl-accordion-2nwl5ust7ayb-panel-13" aria-labelledby="fl-accordion-2nwl5ust7ayb-tab-13" aria-hidden="true"> <p><a href="https://www.historians.org/news/aha-letter-to-north-carolina-house-of-representatives-opposing-bill-to-eliminate-tenure/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Letter to North Carolina House of Representatives Opposing Bill to Eliminate Tenure (2023)</a></p> </div> </div> <div class="fl-accordion-item "> <div class="fl-accordion-button" id="fl-accordion-2nwl5ust7ayb-tab-14" aria-controls="fl-accordion-2nwl5ust7ayb-panel-14" tabindex="0"> <a href="#" id="fl-accordion-2nwl5ust7ayb-label-14" class="fl-accordion-button-label" tabindex="0" aria-controls="fl-accordion-2nwl5ust7ayb-panel-14">Ohio</a> <a href="#" id="fl-accordion-2nwl5ust7ayb-icon-14" class="fl-accordion-button-icon" tabindex="-1"><i class="fl-accordion-button-icon fl-accordion-button-icon-right fas fa-plus" title="Expand"><span class="sr-only">Expand</span></i></a> </div> <div class="fl-accordion-content fl-clearfix" id="fl-accordion-2nwl5ust7ayb-panel-14" aria-labelledby="fl-accordion-2nwl5ust7ayb-tab-14" aria-hidden="true"> <p><a href="https://www.historians.org/news/action-alert-opposing-ohio-senate-bill-1/">Action Alert Opposing Ohio Senate Bill 1</a></p> <p><a href="https://www.historians.org/news/aha-submits-testimony-opposing-ohio-sb-83/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Testimony Opposing Ohio SB 83 (2023 & 2024)</a></p> <p><a href="https://www.historians.org/news/aha-submits-testimony-opposing-ohio-learning-standards-legislation/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Testimony Opposing Ohio Learning Standards Legislation (2023)</a></p> <p><a href="https://www.historians.org/news/aha-letter-to-ohio-senate-opposing-higher-education-bill/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Letter to Ohio Senate Opposing Higher Education Bill (2023)</a></p> <p><a href="https://www.historians.org/news/aha-letter-to-ohio-legislature-opposing-legislation-restricting-history-education/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Letter to Ohio Legislature Opposing Legislation Restricting History Education (2022)</a></p> <p><a href="https://www.historians.org/news/aha-letter-objecting-to-social-studies-curriculum-legislation-in-ohio/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Letter Objecting to Social Studies Curriculum Legislation in Ohio (2021)</a></p> </div> </div> <div class="fl-accordion-item "> <div class="fl-accordion-button" id="fl-accordion-2nwl5ust7ayb-tab-15" aria-controls="fl-accordion-2nwl5ust7ayb-panel-15" tabindex="0"> <a href="#" id="fl-accordion-2nwl5ust7ayb-label-15" class="fl-accordion-button-label" tabindex="0" aria-controls="fl-accordion-2nwl5ust7ayb-panel-15">Oklahoma</a> <a href="#" id="fl-accordion-2nwl5ust7ayb-icon-15" class="fl-accordion-button-icon" tabindex="-1"><i class="fl-accordion-button-icon fl-accordion-button-icon-right fas fa-plus" title="Expand"><span class="sr-only">Expand</span></i></a> </div> <div class="fl-accordion-content fl-clearfix" id="fl-accordion-2nwl5ust7ayb-panel-15" aria-labelledby="fl-accordion-2nwl5ust7ayb-tab-15" aria-hidden="true"> <p><a href="https://www.historians.org/news/action-alert-oklahoma-academic-standards-for-social-studies/">Action Alert—Oklahoma Academic Standards for Social Studies (2025)</a></p> <p><a href="https://www.historians.org/news/aha-urges-oklahoma-retain-current-social-studies-standards/">AHA Urges Oklahoma Retain Current Social Studies Standards (2024)</a></p> <p><a href="https://www.historians.org/news/aha-statement-on-oklahoma-mandate-for-religious-content-in-public-schools/">Statement on Oklahoma Mandate for Religious Content in Public Schools (2024)</a></p> <p><a href="https://www.historians.org/news/aha-letters-to-oklahoma-legislature-opposing-legislation-restricting-history-education/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Letters to Oklahoma Legislature Opposing Legislation Restricting History Education (2022)</a></p> <p><a href="https://www.historians.org/news/aha-letter-opposing-oklahoma-bill-that-would-limit-teaching-of-race-and-slavery-in-america/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Letter Opposing Oklahoma Bill That Would Limit Teaching of Race and Slavery in America (2021)</a></p> </div> </div> <div class="fl-accordion-item "> <div class="fl-accordion-button" id="fl-accordion-2nwl5ust7ayb-tab-16" aria-controls="fl-accordion-2nwl5ust7ayb-panel-16" tabindex="0"> <a href="#" id="fl-accordion-2nwl5ust7ayb-label-16" class="fl-accordion-button-label" tabindex="0" aria-controls="fl-accordion-2nwl5ust7ayb-panel-16">South Carolina</a> <a href="#" id="fl-accordion-2nwl5ust7ayb-icon-16" class="fl-accordion-button-icon" tabindex="-1"><i class="fl-accordion-button-icon fl-accordion-button-icon-right fas fa-plus" title="Expand"><span class="sr-only">Expand</span></i></a> </div> <div class="fl-accordion-content fl-clearfix" id="fl-accordion-2nwl5ust7ayb-panel-16" aria-labelledby="fl-accordion-2nwl5ust7ayb-tab-16" aria-hidden="true"> <p><a href="https://www.historians.org/news/aha-letters-to-south-carolina-legislature-opposing-legislation-restricting-history-education/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Letters to South Carolina Legislature Opposing Legislation Restricting History Education (2022)</a></p> </div> </div> <div class="fl-accordion-item "> <div class="fl-accordion-button" id="fl-accordion-2nwl5ust7ayb-tab-17" aria-controls="fl-accordion-2nwl5ust7ayb-panel-17" tabindex="0"> <a href="#" id="fl-accordion-2nwl5ust7ayb-label-17" class="fl-accordion-button-label" tabindex="0" aria-controls="fl-accordion-2nwl5ust7ayb-panel-17">South Dakota</a> <a href="#" id="fl-accordion-2nwl5ust7ayb-icon-17" class="fl-accordion-button-icon" tabindex="-1"><i class="fl-accordion-button-icon fl-accordion-button-icon-right fas fa-plus" title="Expand"><span class="sr-only">Expand</span></i></a> </div> <div class="fl-accordion-content fl-clearfix" id="fl-accordion-2nwl5ust7ayb-panel-17" aria-labelledby="fl-accordion-2nwl5ust7ayb-tab-17" aria-hidden="true"> <p><a href="https://www.historians.org/news/aha-letter-opposing-proposed-south-dakota-social-studies-standards/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Letter Opposing Proposed South Dakota Social Studies Standards (2023)</a></p> <p><a href="https://www.historians.org/news/aha-letter-to-south-dakota-board-of-education-opposing-social-studies-standards-revision-process/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Letter to South Dakota Board of Education Opposing Social Studies Standards Revision Process (2022)</a></p> <p><a href="https://www.historians.org/news/aha-letters-to-south-dakota-legislature-opposing-legislation-restricting-history-education/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Letters to South Dakota Legislature Opposing Legislation Restricting History Education (2022)</a></p> </div> </div> <div class="fl-accordion-item "> <div class="fl-accordion-button" id="fl-accordion-2nwl5ust7ayb-tab-18" aria-controls="fl-accordion-2nwl5ust7ayb-panel-18" tabindex="0"> <a href="#" id="fl-accordion-2nwl5ust7ayb-label-18" class="fl-accordion-button-label" tabindex="0" aria-controls="fl-accordion-2nwl5ust7ayb-panel-18">Tennessee</a> <a href="#" id="fl-accordion-2nwl5ust7ayb-icon-18" class="fl-accordion-button-icon" tabindex="-1"><i class="fl-accordion-button-icon fl-accordion-button-icon-right fas fa-plus" title="Expand"><span class="sr-only">Expand</span></i></a> </div> <div class="fl-accordion-content fl-clearfix" id="fl-accordion-2nwl5ust7ayb-panel-18" aria-labelledby="fl-accordion-2nwl5ust7ayb-tab-18" aria-hidden="true"> <p><a href="https://www.historians.org/news/aha-letters-to-tennessee-legislature-opposing-legislation-restricting-history-education/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Letters to Tennessee Legislature Opposing Legislation Restricting History Education (2022)</a></p> </div> </div> <div class="fl-accordion-item "> <div class="fl-accordion-button" id="fl-accordion-2nwl5ust7ayb-tab-19" aria-controls="fl-accordion-2nwl5ust7ayb-panel-19" tabindex="0"> <a href="#" id="fl-accordion-2nwl5ust7ayb-label-19" class="fl-accordion-button-label" tabindex="0" aria-controls="fl-accordion-2nwl5ust7ayb-panel-19">Texas</a> <a href="#" id="fl-accordion-2nwl5ust7ayb-icon-19" class="fl-accordion-button-icon" tabindex="-1"><i class="fl-accordion-button-icon fl-accordion-button-icon-right fas fa-plus" title="Expand"><span class="sr-only">Expand</span></i></a> </div> <div class="fl-accordion-content fl-clearfix" id="fl-accordion-2nwl5ust7ayb-panel-19" aria-labelledby="fl-accordion-2nwl5ust7ayb-tab-19" aria-hidden="true"> <p><a href="https://www.historians.org/news-and-advocacy/aha-advocacy/aha-letter-to-texas-house-of-representatives-opposing-legislation-to-eliminate-tenure-(april-2023)" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Letter to Texas House of Representatives Opposing Legislation to Eliminate Tenure (2023)</a></p> <p><a href="https://www.historians.org/news/aha-letter-opposing-proposed-legislation-on-history-education-in-texas/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Letter Opposing Proposed Legislation on History Education in Texas (2021)</a></p> <p><a href="https://www.historians.org/news/aha-letter-objecting-to-texas-house-bill-3979/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Letter Objecting to Texas House Bill 3979 (2021)</a></p> <p><a href="https://www.historians.org/news/aha-statement-on-threats-to-historical-integrity-in-texas/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Statement on Threats to Historical Integrity in Texas (July 2021)</a></p> </div> </div> <div class="fl-accordion-item "> <div class="fl-accordion-button" id="fl-accordion-2nwl5ust7ayb-tab-20" aria-controls="fl-accordion-2nwl5ust7ayb-panel-20" tabindex="0"> <a href="#" id="fl-accordion-2nwl5ust7ayb-label-20" class="fl-accordion-button-label" tabindex="0" aria-controls="fl-accordion-2nwl5ust7ayb-panel-20">Virginia</a> <a href="#" id="fl-accordion-2nwl5ust7ayb-icon-20" class="fl-accordion-button-icon" tabindex="-1"><i class="fl-accordion-button-icon fl-accordion-button-icon-right fas 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class="fl-accordion-button-label" tabindex="0" aria-controls="fl-accordion-2nwl5ust7ayb-panel-21">West Virginia</a> <a href="#" id="fl-accordion-2nwl5ust7ayb-icon-21" class="fl-accordion-button-icon" tabindex="-1"><i class="fl-accordion-button-icon fl-accordion-button-icon-right fas fa-plus" title="Expand"><span class="sr-only">Expand</span></i></a> </div> <div class="fl-accordion-content fl-clearfix" id="fl-accordion-2nwl5ust7ayb-panel-21" aria-labelledby="fl-accordion-2nwl5ust7ayb-tab-21" aria-hidden="true"> <p><a href="https://www.historians.org/news/aha-letter-to-west-virginia-legislature-opposing-legislation-restricting-history-education/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">AHA Letter to West Virginia Legislature Opposing Legislation Restricting History Education (2022)</a></p> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="fl-row fl-row-full-width fl-row-bg-none fl-node-hme51als9cij fl-row-default-height fl-row-align-center" 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Historians, including both scholars and educators, play a crucial role in public deliberations about how to engage students in truthful and rigorous inquiry in history classrooms.</p> </div> </div> </div> <div class="fl-module fl-module-button fl-node-ikjn7ag3eloy simple-button" data-node="ikjn7ag3eloy"> <div class="fl-module-content fl-node-content"> <div class="fl-button-wrap fl-button-width-auto fl-button-left"> <a href="https://www.historians.org/news/joint-statement-on-legislative-efforts-to-restrict-education-about-racism-in-american-history/" target="_self" class="fl-button"> <span class="fl-button-text">Learn More</span> </a> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="fl-col fl-node-3iaqu6z02mvx fl-col-bg-color fl-col-small fl-col-small-full-width card" data-node="3iaqu6z02mvx"> <div class="fl-col-content fl-node-content"><div class="fl-module fl-module-photo fl-node-zk30up7wxfhs" data-node="zk30up7wxfhs"> <div class="fl-module-content fl-node-content"> <div class="fl-photo fl-photo-align-center" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/ImageObject"> <div class="fl-photo-content fl-photo-img-jpg"> <img loading="lazy" decoding="async" class="fl-photo-img wp-image-81456 size-full" src="https://www.historians.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/brianna-lengacher-aihI4_1lTTg-unsplash.jpg" alt="Five yellow chairs with metal legs around a yellow chair with metal legs in a classroom in front of a whiteboard on a blue wall." itemprop="image" height="1280" width="1920" title="2024_Stock_YellowChairs" srcset="https://www.historians.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/brianna-lengacher-aihI4_1lTTg-unsplash.jpg 1920w, https://www.historians.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/brianna-lengacher-aihI4_1lTTg-unsplash-600x400.jpg 600w, https://www.historians.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/brianna-lengacher-aihI4_1lTTg-unsplash-1200x800.jpg 1200w, https://www.historians.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/brianna-lengacher-aihI4_1lTTg-unsplash-768x512.jpg 768w, https://www.historians.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/brianna-lengacher-aihI4_1lTTg-unsplash-1536x1024.jpg 1536w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px" /> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="fl-module fl-module-heading fl-node-c7mp2wnlh6ix" data-node="c7mp2wnlh6ix"> <div class="fl-module-content fl-node-content"> <h5 class="fl-heading"> <span class="fl-heading-text">Mapping the Landscape of Secondary US History Education</span> </h5> </div> </div> <div class="fl-module fl-module-rich-text fl-node-5v41a8z2pcg9" data-node="5v41a8z2pcg9"> <div class="fl-module-content fl-node-content"> <div class="fl-rich-text"> <p>Americans care about how their history is taught, but they don't always agree. Since its inception, the American Historical Association has taken a keen interest in how these disagreements shape the practice of history teaching in American classrooms. Mapping the Landscape of Secondary US History Education is the AHA’s multi-stage effort to provide a research-based grounding for ongoing civic deliberations about the teaching of US history in American classrooms.</p> </div> </div> </div> <div class="fl-module fl-module-button fl-node-9xitrd762wa1 simple-button" data-node="9xitrd762wa1"> <div class="fl-module-content fl-node-content"> <div class="fl-button-wrap fl-button-width-auto fl-button-left"> <a href="https://www.historians.org/teaching-learning/k-12-education/mapping-the-landscape-of-secondary-us-history-education/" target="_self" class="fl-button"> <span class="fl-button-text">Learn More</span> </a> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="fl-row fl-row-full-width fl-row-bg-none fl-node-pma9xgsc4vyn fl-row-default-height fl-row-align-center" data-node="pma9xgsc4vyn"> <div class="fl-row-content-wrap"> <div class="fl-row-content fl-row-fixed-width fl-node-content"> <div class="fl-col-group fl-node-04r2q6oyexw7 fl-col-group-equal-height fl-col-group-align-center" data-node="04r2q6oyexw7"> <div class="fl-col fl-node-9mjlwxso7qh0 fl-col-bg-color fl-col-has-cols river-featured river-content-image" data-node="9mjlwxso7qh0"> <div class="fl-col-content fl-node-content"> <div class="fl-col-group fl-node-rt0xs7ymdwzl fl-col-group-nested fl-col-group-equal-height fl-col-group-align-center fl-col-group-custom-width fl-col-group-responsive-reversed" data-node="rt0xs7ymdwzl"> <div class="fl-col fl-node-r25oytcen1vj fl-col-bg-color fl-col-small-custom-width river-content-col" data-node="r25oytcen1vj"> <div class="fl-col-content fl-node-content"><div class="fl-module fl-module-heading fl-node-hlenbyizqtpf" data-node="hlenbyizqtpf"> <div class="fl-module-content fl-node-content"> <h4 class="fl-heading"> <span class="fl-heading-text"><i>American Lesson Plan: Teaching US History in Secondary Schools</i></span> </h4> </div> </div> <div class="fl-module fl-module-rich-text fl-node-ec8pand14hqw" data-node="ec8pand14hqw"> <div class="fl-module-content fl-node-content"> <div class="fl-rich-text"> <p>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 high school US history educators, interviewed over 200 teachers and administrators, and reviewed thousands of pages of instructional materials from small towns to sprawling suburbs to big cities. 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of American Colleges & Universities, and PEN America authored a joint statement stating their “firm opposition” to legislation, introduced in at least 20 states, that would restrict the discussion of “divisive concepts” in public education institutions.</p> </div> </div> </div> <div class="fl-module fl-module-button fl-node-1ti3blyhu7js simple-button" data-node="1ti3blyhu7js"> <div class="fl-module-content fl-node-content"> <div class="fl-button-wrap fl-button-width-auto fl-button-left"> <a href="https://www.historians.org/news/joint-statement-on-legislative-efforts-to-restrict-education-about-racism-in-american-history/" target="_self" class="fl-button"> <span class="fl-button-text">Learn More</span> </a> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="fl-col fl-node-gwn6mqsdixuf fl-col-bg-color fl-col-small fl-col-small-full-width card" data-node="gwn6mqsdixuf"> <div class="fl-col-content fl-node-content"><div class="fl-module fl-module-photo fl-node-jsoavu2ket84" 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