June 10, 2015
MTC: The New History Standards—a Reaction Is Coming
KC Johnson
Lynne Cheney had a high-profile piece in the April 1 Wall Street Journal critiquing the draft exam associated with the new Advanced Placement U.S. history standards (APUSH). (I’ve written on these sta......
June 4, 2015
MTC: What's American About American History?
John S. Rosenberg
On June 2 a group of 55 scholars released an Open Letter criticizing the College Board’s newly revised “Course and Exam Description, Including the Curriculum Framework” for Advanced Placement in Unite......
May 1, 2015
Article: APUSH Resources: Documents, Commentaries, and Critiques
Glenn Ricketts
A compendium of relevant documents and critiques of the new AP US History standards
March 23, 2015
Article: Knowledge of American History Rapidly Becoming History
Glenn Ricketts
What do most students know about US history? Very little. What to do about it? Good question.
February 10, 2015
MTC: Bill Moyers’ America—Ugh!
Mark Bauerlein
At Salon Magazine, Bill Moyers has an essay penned in direct response to criticism of Barack Obama for his remarks at the National Prayer Breakfast. People have assailed Obama for his scolding tone......
January 12, 2015
Article: Push-Back on APUSH
Robert L. Paquette
Robert L. Paquette describes his encounter with AP history at the high school level.
December 2, 2014
Article: APUSH and Speaking in Educational Code
KC Johnson
Brooklyn College historian KC Johnson finds the new AP history standards heavy on skills, light on content.