30 Must-See Places in the U.S. to Take Your Kids and Teens

Why visit: The seat of the U.S. government is a perfect place to start exploring American with your family. What to do: Be ...
NPR

New report looks at how U.S. history is taught in classrooms

NPR's Juana Summers talks with Nick Kryczka about the American Historical Association's new report on how U.S. history is taught in middle and high schools across America. In the last decade, at least ...
Education Week

The Topics That Dominate U.S. History Classes—And the Ones Teachers Want Help On

Developing informed citizens. Making connections from the past to the present. Presenting multiple perspectives on critical events in history. These rank as the top instructional goals of U.S. middle ...
USA Today

Timeline: See how 70 years of history led to the U.S. bombing in Iran

The bellicose saga between Iran and the United States goes back seven decades and 13 presidents, a relationship that broke down after the people of Iran rose up against a regime the United States ...
Time

The Longest Government Shutdowns in U.S. History—and Where This One Ranks

The government shutdown is days away from breaking the record for the longest in the country’s history. The shutdown, which began on Oct. 1, is already the second longest ever by a significant margin ...