Illiteracy in history forces change.President Bush recently announced new programs to invigorate in·vig·or·ate tr.v. in·vig·or·at·ed, in·vig·or·at·ing, in·vig·or·ates To impart vigor, strength, or vitality to; animate: "A few whiffs of the raw, strong scent of phlox invigorated her" the teaching of American history and culture after citing surveys that showed half of high school seniors did not know Germany was an enemy of the U.S. in World War II. Bush announced three new programs, one of which is called "We the People." The National Endowment for the Humanities National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) U.S. independent agency. Founded in 1965, it supports research, education, preservation, and public programs in the humanities. will lead this project. Bush plans to ask Congress for more money so the endowment would give grants for curriculum improvements and sponsor a national essay contest and a lecture on American heroes. The second program involves the National Archives and Records Administration to make important documents, such as the Emancipation Proclamation Emancipation Proclamation, in U.S. history, the executive order abolishing slavery in the Confederate States of America. Desire for Such a Proclamation , accessible to students and teachers. And Bush said the government would sponsor a forum in February to discuss history, civics civics, branch of learning that treats of the relationship between citizens and their society and state, originally called civil government. With the large immigration into the United States in the latter half of the 19th cent. and service. www.wethepeople.gov |
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