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U.S. Secretary of Education Margaret Spellings today announced the award of $114.7 million for 121 new grants to improve the quality of American history education.

The Teaching American History grant program is designed to improve student achievement by enhancing teachers' knowledge of traditional American history through intensive ongoing professional development in both content and research-based teaching strategies.

Grants fund projects for up to five years, and grantees must partner with one or more organizations that have extensive knowledge of American history, including libraries, museums, nonprofit history or humanities organizations and higher education institutions.

The most recent National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP), which is commonly known as the "Nation's Report Card," shows some overall improvement in history performance at all three grade levels, however, less than one-quarter of America's students in grades 4, 8, and 12 are performing at the highest, or proficient, level in American history.

AK ---ANCHORAGE --- Anchorage School District, $994,326.

AL ---BIRMINGHAM --- Birmingham City Board of Education, $970,278.

AL ---HUNTSVILLE --- Madison County Board of Education, $995,499.

CA ---BAKERSFIELD --- Kern County Superintendent of Schools, $994,863.

CA ---BORREGO SPRINGS --- Borrego Springs Unified School District, $967,456.

CA ---SAN BERNARDINO --- San Bernardino County Superintendent of Schools, $2 million.

IA ---CEDAR RAPIDS --- Cedar Rapids Community School District, $679,871.

IL ---PARK RIDGE --- Maine Township High School District 207, $999,152.

KS ---ANDOVER --- Andover Public Schools, $499,949.

NY ---NEW YORK --- NYC Department of Education, $1.9 million.

OH ---CUYAHOGA FALLS --- Summit County Educational Service Center, $1 million.

OK ---TULSA --- Tulsa County Independent School District No. 1, $979,536.

TX ---PASADENA --- Pasadena Independent School District, $949,434.

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