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LEH secures $1 million American History Grant for Calcasieu public schools The LEH, partnering with Calcasieu Public Schools and McNeese State University in Lake Charles, has secured a $1 million U.S. Department of Education “Teaching American History” grant to help Calcasieu public school teachers meet new state standards in American history education. This is the third $1 million TAH grant that the LEH has secured for public school districts in Louisiana; one was just completed in New Orleans and a second has one more year to run for the Caddo Parish public schools. The underlying purpose of the national “Teaching American History” program is to improve teacher preparation and student understanding and achievement in American history. The Calcasieu-LEH grant, one of only 122 awarded nationwide, is an excellent opportunity to give Calcasieu public school teachers, and ultimately their students, access to the many of the best histhe LEH, Calcasieu Public Schools and McNeese to conduct four graduate and undergraduate Teacher Institutes in American History each summer for three years. They will be taught by McNeese history professors. Public school officials estimate that about 204 elementary, middle and high school Calcasieu public school history and social studies teachers, who teach about 25,000 students, will participate in the three-year program. PHOTO BY VICTORIA H. ELLENDER Teachers will receive $1,000 tory scholars in southwest Louisiana and na- stipends, textbooks, classroom teaching tionally prominent visiting scholars from materials, three hours of graduate or underother parts of the nation. graduate credit and 45 Continuing LearnIn a separate matter, the LEH assisted the ing Units, half of the 90 units required anAlgiers Charter Schools Association in obnually, and in-service professional developtaining a $1 million “Teaching American ment workshops during the school year. A History” grant for New Orleans area teachfew selected teachers will travel to Washingers. The LEH will be the fiscal agent and adton, D.C., each year to meet with the curavising partner in this grant. tors of education at major historic instituBeginning the summer of 2008, Teaching tions such as the Library of Congress, NaAmerican History grant funds will enable tional Archives and Smithsonian Institution. 8 LOUISIANA ENDOWMENT FOR THE HUMANITIES\Fall 2007 http://www.hallpiano.com http://www.hallpiano.com

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Contents Friends & Letters Editor’s Column Louisiana Endowment for the Humanities Big Charity: A History of New Orleans’ Public Hospital Historic New Orleans Collection Making Groceries: A History of New Orleans Markets New Orleans’ Faubourg Tremé: Rooted in Tradition Jazz Notes Louisiana Association of Museums Chinatown New Orleans Louisiana Foodways A Question of Secession Louisiana Architecture Louisiana State Museum The Unnatural History of Cypress Parish Terra Incognita Bookstand Sound Advice Forum

Louisiana Cultural Vistas - Fall 2007

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