Grantee: Henry County Board of Education, McDonough, GA Project
Name: Linking American History: Past to the Present Project
Director: Dr. Lois Wolfe (770) 957-6547 Number of Teachers
Served: 72 Number of School Districts Served: 3 Number of
Students Served: No Information available Partnering with
Clayton College and State University, the Georgia Archives, the
National Archives-SE Region, the Jimmy Carter Presidential
Library, the Georgia Humanities Council, and the Georgia
Department of Education, this project addresses weaknesses in
students' knowledge of American history during the era of 1945
to the present. In 8-day summer institutes, teachers of grades
4, 5, 8, and 11 study issues in: the foundations of democracy;
the Cold War at home and abroad, economic transformation-the
consumer society; civil rights; Vietnam; the Middle East; and
politics and government. In year 2, teachers visit historic
sites in Georgia. Grantee: Savannah-Chatham County Public
Schools, Savannah, GA Project Name: Overcoming Histor