Evaluation of the Teaching American History Program (original) (raw)

Nearly 20 years ago, the first national assessment of student achievement in U.S. history yielded disappointing results. Although policy-makers and researchers expressed great concern about the low scores, the federal government did not undertake large-scale efforts to address poor student performance, and few research dollars were dedicated to uncovering the causes of the problem. In 2001, after the release of another report describing the woeful state of history education, Congress acted, charging the Department of Education with creating the Teaching American History (TAH) Program to improve teacher content knowledge of and instructional strategies for U.S. history. In its first two years, the program's total funding increased from 50millionto50 million to 50millionto100 million and grants were awarded to 174 local districts that proposed to serve a total of 24,000 teachers. During this time period, the TAH program found a receptive audience and appeared to be providing the resources needed to m...

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