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History education is in a state of crisis. In a desperate attempt to improve student literacy, school leaders have made the unfortunate decision to reduce or eliminate history instruction. It is imperative that our state leaders, policy makers, and school administrators recognize the importance of history education and work to reverse this regrettable development.
Given our mandate as a publicly-funded professional development organization to increase student achievement in history and the related social sciences, the California History-Social Science Project (CHSSP) convened a select group of K12 educators and administrators, university scholars, and state and national leaders to advocate for increased and improved history instruction for all of California's children.
The History Summit was composed of three sessions, each designed to promote productive discussion and tangible advocacy for high-quality history instruction:
- What High Quality History Education Can Provide for California’s Students (CSU Dominguez Hills, May 29, 2008)
- How Teaching History Can Increase Student Achievement (UC Davis, November 12-13, 2008)
- How Merging Historical Content, Instruction, and Research Can Improve History Instruction (San Jose, April 20-21, 2009)
If you want join the initiative, you can add your signature to our Call to Action by emailing us at chssp@ucdavis.edu.
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