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Historian tells State Board federal and state humanities cuts reduce teacher professional development
Summary
Julie Brookins of the American Historical Association told the State Board that recent federal and state funding cuts have reduced free professional development options for Texas history and social studies teachers.
Julie Brookins, senior program analyst for teaching and learning at the American Historical Association, testified during public testimony that recent federal- and state-level funding changes have reduced free professional development opportunities for history teachers.
Brookins said Humanities Texas, the State Humanities Council, “has abruptly lost most of its budget,” and she said the National Endowment for the Humanities canceled grants, including a planned World History Summer Institute for K–12 teachers. She told the board programs that previously supported workshops, competitions and teacher development — including National History Day activities — have been affected and urged board members to look for local impacts in their districts and to “work with others in and out of government so that the state's humanities workforce can keep up with demand.”
Her remarks were part of the meeting’s public testimony period and were not tied to a formal board action at the session.
