Schools School Districts in 38 States Receive $116 million in Grants to help Improve Teaching of American History by Gary Kopycinski on July 15, 2009 Gary Kopycinski Author More in Schools: Save the date for The Prairie Party at theNate June 17, 2026 Governors State Has New Soccer Complex and New Men’s Coach June 17, 2026 Amauree Williams Caps Historic Southland Career with Three State Championships June 3, 2026 Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–July 14, 2009. U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan today announced that 123 school districts in 38 states have been awarded $116 million in new grants to help schools improve the teaching of American history.