At the Booker T. Washington High School in Memphis, the focus is on the civil rights movement. On the Laguna Pueblo Indian Reservation in the Southwest, it is on Indian religion. And in Milwaukee, the focus is the community's ethnic diversity. Together these programs address the educational needs of both the classroom and the community. Within minutes the teacher has both information on the topic and a classroom syllabus that outlines how to present the subject at their grade level.
Research is critical to our nation's lifeblood of educational and cultural life.
We have supported six Pulitzer Prize-winning books. Here are a few of many nationally recognized books that began with support from the Endowment's Research Division. Our recently funded film on General Douglas MacArthur will soon air on National Public Television. And next year Ken Burns will air his 20-part series on jazz, which the Endowment also funded. Our requested budget will address these needs.