Register for the 2025 Belfer National Conference for Holocaust Education
Registration is open for the 2025 Belfer National Conference for Holocaust Education, taking place June 23-25.
Applications open for National Endowment for the Humanities Summer Professional Development Programs for Teachers
National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) Landmarks of American History and Culture programs are one-week workshops held across the nation.
Kentucky Secretary of State hosts discussion on civic health
Join Kentucky Secretary of State Michael Adams and the Kentucky Historical Society (KHS) for a conversation on Kentucky’s Civic Health.
Teaching Kentucky History Institute now open for professional learning opportunities
The Kentucky Historical Society (KHS) is excited to offer a five-day, content-rich professional learning opportunity to Kentucky social studies teachers called the Teaching Kentucky History Institute.
LaRue County High School teacher named 2024 Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History Teacher of the Year
Kendrick Bryan, a teacher at LaRue County High School, has always had a passion for school and education. Growing up, Bryan said his family valued education and he learned through his family members the importance of learning.
Back-to-school must-haves to support critical thinking from the News Literacy Project
Kentucky educators are tasked with guiding students through a complex world. Our information landscape is marked by the continued rise of artificial intelligence and hypersaturated social media feeds.
Exploring Complex Solutions for a Complex World Fellowship: Now Accepting Applications
The Mercatus Center at George Mason University has an online fellowship for high school students interested in political economy and experience discussing ideas in preparation for college.
2024-2025 Scholar Exchanges from the National Constitution Center
The National Constitution Center's Scholar Exchanges give students the opportunity to discuss constitutional topics with a lawyer, judge or constitutional scholar and their peers from around the country.
Kentucky Historical Society, Kentucky Council for the Social Studies host conference in July for teachers
The Kentucky Historical Society (KHS) and the Kentucky Council for the Social Studies (KCSS) are joining together at KHS in downtown Frankfort for a two-day conference to rejuvenate your teaching strategies and collaborate with others in social studies education.
Research study opportunity: Understanding instructional quality in social studies classrooms
Extensive research documents the importance of instructional quality for promoting student outcomes. Yet, the field of education knows very little about the instruction occurring in social studies classrooms, a central venue for civic learning in schools.