Hatton W. Sumners Programs The Hatton W. Sumners Foundation, Inc. has provided Texas educators with quality staff development and instructional materials since 1990. Programs include: Hatton W. Sumners Institute on the Founding Documents Hatton W. Sumners Academy Hatton W. Sumners Elementary Institutes The American History Challenge: Helping Teach the Tougher TEKS (8th Grade) The American History Challenge: Helping Teach the Tougher TEKS (11th Grade) Being An American Texas Citizen Bee Heads Up! Making Citizenship, History, and Government Come Alive in your Classroom