Starting the New Year off right (left?)

In the spirit of a cheerful new year, here's some good news about history education in this country: beginning in 2011, Mississippi will require lessons about civil rights history in all grades, K-12. Governor Haley Barbour says, "To not know history is to repeat it. And to learn the good things about Mississippi and America and the bad things about Mississippi and America is important for every Mississippian." More here.