Education through Cultural
and Historical Organizations (ECHO) is a major, federally funded
educational and cultural enrichment initiative, anually serving
hundreds of thousands of children, teachers, and adult continuing
learners in Alaska, Hawai`i, Massachusetts and Mississippi. Established
by Congress as part of theNo Child
Left Behind Act of 2001, ECHO brings to culturally diverse
audiences innovative programs collaboratively produced by six regional
cultural entities: Alaska
Native Heritage Center and
North Slope Borough ECHO Project in Alaska; Bishop
Museum in Hawai`i; New
Bedford ECHO Project and Peabody
Essex Museum in Massachusetts, and the Mississippi
Band of Choctaw Indians in Mississippi. Working with partners
such as the National Park Service, schools, and community-based
organizations, ECHO programs amplify educational benefits, foster
greater appreciation of local and national history, and assist communities
in maximizing the social benefits of new technologies.
