The Huffington Post – Louise Mirrer
“According to the ongoing National Assessment of Educational Progress, conducted by the U.S. Department of Education, fewer than half of our 12th-grade students have a basic proficiency in U.S. history…Robert Pondiscio, the executive director of CitizenshipFirst, a Harlem-based education organization, summed up what’s being lost when he wrote, “Many Americans have forgotten we have public schools so students can become educated citizens capable of self-government.”…So how can we change this?…why don’t we adults use our power to choose, and steer early learners and young adults toward high-quality books that can make history come alive to them — and help them come alive to history?”(more)