From the early civilizations of ancient Mesopotamia to our present-day globalized society, readers will learn how humans interacted―and still interact―with the environment around them, as well as the ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Natalie Wexler is an education writer focusing on literacy. American 8th graders know less about history and geography than they ...

Ian Morris, Geography is Destiny. Britain’s Place in the World: A 10,000-Year History (Farrar, Straus, and Giroux, 2022) In a 2018 episode of the vacuous but addictive British reality TV show Love ...

The Secretary’s Supplemental Priorities are tools that allow the Administration to align discretionary grant competitions ...

Educators worry the plan will deemphasize topics like world geography, history and cultures. The board aims to vote on what ...

The latest Nation’s Report Card shows eighth-graders’ scores in U.S. history and geography declining since 2014, results Education Secretary Betsy DeVos on Thursday called “stark and inexcusable.” ...

The Grand Canyon, located in Northern Arizona, is one of the most amazing natural wonders in the world. Carved by the Colorado River over millions of years, this immense valley is about 277 miles in ...

Years ago, I found a book that redrew the map of our country as if the states had been defined by geography and culture rather than politics. I haven't been able to re-find the volume, yet the notion ...

Eighth graders’ grasp of key topics in history have plummeted, national test scores released this morning show—an alarming result at a time of deep political polarization, economic uncertainty, and ...