Update: TAH funding has been eliminated. Read below.
_January 2012
Dear Colleague,
I am sorry to report the omnibus spending bill for FY 2012 was approved by both the Senate and House and has been signed into law. As a result, funding has been eliminated for the Teaching American History Grant program. There will not be any new grants or any continuation grants to be authorized for next year. Current grants, that have been previously funded, will continue until their scheduled end.
The battle to save TAH funding has been long and arduous and I want to thank the more than 350 advocacy team members nationwide who have worked so hard to keep this program alive and funded. Your voices were heard! It was only the current overwhelming economic tidal wave that ultimately ended future funding.
For 2012, our focus will be in establishing a new program in history education professional development as part of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act. We believe this has some real potential and early discussions with key staffers suggests some interest in including this as part of the Programs of National Significance.
Peter S. Seibert
Executive Director
National Council for History Education
www.nche.net
Dear Colleague,
I am sorry to report the omnibus spending bill for FY 2012 was approved by both the Senate and House and has been signed into law. As a result, funding has been eliminated for the Teaching American History Grant program. There will not be any new grants or any continuation grants to be authorized for next year. Current grants, that have been previously funded, will continue until their scheduled end.
The battle to save TAH funding has been long and arduous and I want to thank the more than 350 advocacy team members nationwide who have worked so hard to keep this program alive and funded. Your voices were heard! It was only the current overwhelming economic tidal wave that ultimately ended future funding.
For 2012, our focus will be in establishing a new program in history education professional development as part of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act. We believe this has some real potential and early discussions with key staffers suggests some interest in including this as part of the Programs of National Significance.
Peter S. Seibert
Executive Director
National Council for History Education
www.nche.net
March 2011: Advocacy alert regarding future of TAH
Now is the critical time for action to ensure this program survives. The U.S. House’s recommendation (HR1) calls for the elimination of many programs including the Teaching American History grant program. The U.S. Senate’s version provides for cuts in many areas but preserves TAH at the same level as in 2010. In the next weeks, a conference committee from both houses will be meeting to hopefully hammer out a compromise in this area and that is where we need your help. Please call, email or write a letter to Senator Bob Casey’s home offices to remind him how important TAH is. Sen. Casey is a key member of the HELP Committee, and he has been very receptive to hearing from teachers.
NCHE has put together a Tool Kit with everything you need to know on the subject.
NCHE has put together a Tool Kit with everything you need to know on the subject.