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Education
Why Do Schools Still Teach an Oversimplified Thanksgiving Story?
A growing number of teachers are making an effort to teach "a more accurate history" about Thanksgiving.
Education
An Oral History Project Aims to Make it Trendy to Celebrate Teachers
StoryCorps' new oral history project is out to celebrate the brilliant and courageous work of teachers.
Culture
The Complexion Question
A multiracial writer traverses space and time to find the definitive answer to, “What are you?”
Education
Teaching 9/11: A Decade Later, What Do Textbooks Say?
Teachers are taking many different approaches to constructing lesson plans for students who weren't even born in 2001.
Technology
Picture the Past: Historypin Mashes Up Archived Photos with the Present
A collaborative new website and app take us back in time. All you need is a smartphone and a city.
News
California Puts LGBT People in the History Books
California just passed a law mandating that schools teach LGBT history. Will this help the next generation dissolve homophobia?
Education
National History Test Results Aren't Too Hot, But Could You Pass the Exams?
According to a new national report card, only 9 percent of fourth graders could identify Abraham Lincoln and give two reasons why he's important.
Education
Homeschool: Become an Expert on Paul Revere
We owe it to Sarah Palin to get our history on Revere right. These three YouTube videos will help you out.
Culture
Macho Man Randy Savage: The Last American Tough Guy
Macho Man Randy Savage is dead, and so is a big part of my childhood.
Education
Mike Huckabee Makes Questionable "Historical" Cartoons for Kids
Mike Huckabee has co-founded a company called "Learn Our History" which produces and sells these questionable cartoon history videos for kids.
Education
Should Teachers Be Expected to Talk About Bin Laden's Death in Class? The Community Answers
Culture
That Mark Twain Quote for Osama's Death Is Fake, Too
A great American did indeed say the "obituary" quote, but it wasn't Mark Twain.
Culture
That Martin Luther King Quote Is Fake; Use These Instead [Updated]
The famous civil rights leader did have a great quote for today's news, but it's probably not the one you've seen.
Culture
Slideshow: Crazy Stuff That Has Happened on 4/20
From shootings to birthdays of truly evil world leaders, it's worth asking why so much strange history happens on April 20.
Education
Mock Slave Auctions: How Not to Teach Kids About America's History
When it come to educating kids about slavery, teachers should think twice about the appropriateness of their hands on learning activities.
Culture
Can You Pass Harvard's 1869 Entrance Exam? (We Bet Not)
A glimpse into what it took to get a good education at the end of the Civil War.
Culture
Gay Caveman Grave Proves Cavemen Smarter Than Many Americans (UPDATED)
Archeologists show that ancient communities respected their LGBT members. Why can't we?
Culture
Ancient People Are Still Awesome: Centuries-Old Japanese Tsunami Warning Markers Saved Lives
In Aneyoshi, the wisdom of their ancestors saved the lives of the tiny village's inhabitants. Other towns ignored these warnings and weren't so lucky.
