Not all history books are created equal, and what is learned from them depends entirely on that person's perspective. There's a new book out that tells the story of Grand Rapids from those who may not ...

This past summer's uproar over "Try That in a Small Town," a song by country music star Jason Aldean, is over—but with the school year underway, the controversy over the song remains an instructive ...

The teaching of history has become a flashpoint in the culture wars. But while the battle is fierce, it’s not new. An earlier round in the conflict in the 1920s — over the teaching of the American ...

It is well-documented that U.S. history textbooks have provided a limited picture of the role race and ethnicity play in the American past and present. Figuring out how to remedy that, though, has ...

STARKVILLE, Miss.—As students return to classrooms this fall, a new textbook revised by a Mississippi State veteran educator sheds new light on the Magnolia State’s history. Kenneth Anthony (Photo by ...

The theme that “rural people and rural life are deficient” increasingly is apparent in high school American history textbooks, while the theme that “rural life is an idyll” is less so, according to ...

President Trump wants more “patriotic” American history curriculums. He’s not the first to try. Americans have long been anxious over what schools teach, and this has produced fierce ideological ...

A new Mississippi history textbook provides a comprehensive look at the state's complex past. The book covers the Civil War with historical accuracy, avoiding revisionist narratives. It highlights key ...

As schools across Russia and the Russian-occupied parts of Ukraine prepare for the start of the school year on September 1, some 650,000 copies of a brand-new history textbook for students in 11th ...

Micaela Wells is a senior at Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology in Alexandria. Once, after second-grade history class, I came home and jokingly asked, “So did women just not exist ...