By Paul Horton. In the mid 1990s the debate over the National History Standards produced by the Center for History in the Schools at UCLA and funded by the National Endowment of the Humanities created a big stir. The “History wars” raged on for years and sensitized many Americans to history curriculum …
By Paul Horton. Because the history wars of the mid nineties have been reignited in Jefferson County, Colorado, the College Board’s rewrite of the United States American History Advanced Placement course is being defended by many as the best history curriculum available. While I applaud the efforts of the of the …