Is history a school subject in crisis? New research shows it isn’t, at least not yet

Grafissimo/Getty Images History educators around the world have expressed concerns about the decline of history enrolments in schools and universities over the past few decades. In some countries, such as the United Kingdom and United States, some experts and commentators have even gone as far to describe it as a subject “in crisis”. History educators are concerned that if fewer young people study history, they will miss out on important knowledge that helps them understand the present. They’re…