The U.S. Department of Education awarded a $2.3 million grant to Long Island University and The School House, in partnership with American Emergent Curriculum Inc. (AEC), as part of the American History & Civics—Semiquincentenial initiative. The grant will equip over 300 educators to reach 50,000 students nationwide with new civics resources and projects that empower the next generation of citizens as America approaches its 250th anniversary.