Editor’s Note: Elena Sheppard is a culture writer who focuses on books, fashion, theater and history. Her first book, “The Eternal Forest: A Memoir of the Cuban Diaspora,” is forthcoming from St.

To the editor: At this point, the relative scarcity of time allotted in the school curriculum for U.S. history is a most serious issue. And, the problem intensifies as time passes. (“Why history is ...

Sheryl Stoeck, librarian at Northside Independent School District's O’Connor High School in San Antonio, speaks during the "Hyping History: Highlighting History in a High School Library” session, held ...