The Texas State Board of Education's proposed history standards has once again alerted us to the dangers of having standards developed by political activists rather than scholars.

The study of Cuban art and architecture highlights unique aspects of the island's historyfrom prehistoric times through conquest and colonialism, to independence and revolution.

Babe Didrikson pushed gender limits, fought social stigma, and broke records. Suggested teaching activities will engage students in research and critical thinking about Didrikson and why her vast achievements are largely unknown.

Even without in-person field trips, photographs stored online can stimulate enriching investigations of historic places.

A teacher who reviewed and piloted the New York State Toolkit inquiries describes her experience teaching the Uncle Tom's Cabin inquiry.

An inquiry-based approach to tackling hard history such as the one outlined in this article helps mitigate the instructional challenges presented by our current political climate.

It's a critical time to engage in classroom discussions about democracy—what it is, what threatens it today, and how we can protect it.

Wikipedia can provide useful facts for a summary report, but the anonymity and quantity of authors is problematic for historical research.

The authors engage students in civic education by offering the choice of either a combined AP Government and AP Macroeconomics yearlong course or a one-semester We the People course.