K–16 Education | Perspectives on History

Townhouse Notes

Allison Miller | May 20, 2019

The news is not good for many small liberal arts colleges (SLACs). I’m not talking about the William...

James Grossman and Edward Liebow | May 20, 2019

Trump’s recent EO is a textbook example of misdirection. Its insistence on “transparency and accountability” points to a pernicious agenda.

Teaching on the “Balkan Express”

Christina Koulouri | May 13, 2019

History has the power to heal the wounds of war—but not without steep resistance from nationalists.

Learning Holocaust History in the 21st Century

Meirah Shedlo | Apr 29, 2019

A project helps students use modern technology to incorporate Holocaust survivors’ testimony into the historical record.

Shaping the Future of the History Survey

Patrick Leech | Mar 5, 2019

Two distinct forces—one pedagogical, the other administrative—are shaping the teaching of introductory courses.

Confronting the Paradox of Expertise

David A. Gerber | Feb 25, 2019

Can too much knowledge make you a worse teacher? Some historians feel this way.

A Tribute to Dick Brown

James Grossman | Feb 11, 2019

Placing students at the center of history education was once revolutionary.

Online Education 2.0

Zoë Jackson | Feb 11, 2019

Online courses are no longer a futurist fantasy or a harbinger of doom. But where are they going?

Dorm Essentials

Elyse Martin | Feb 7, 2019

Structures for student living reveal “the educational ideals of the people who built them.”

Texas Revises History Education, Again

Kritika Agarwal | Jan 11, 2019

When you must teach to the test, curriculum comes down to content.