How Schools Are Remembering - or Forgetting

How schools are remembering — or forgetting

This year marks the 25th anniversary of the Sept. 11 attacks, yet lawmakers in just half of states require teaching about the terrorist event. This is an improvement over just three years ago, but lawmakers cannot afford to allow this…

Remembering 9/11: Teaching history after 9/11

How a defining day is taught to new generations

25 years later, Wisconsin schools teaching and observing 9/11

“I actually use the attacks to frame the entirety of my class because it had such a huge impression on me,” teacher Sarah Kopplin said. “Having students mistreated because they were Muslim and Sikh and having them associated with terrorists, even though that's not who they are. That's really shaped me as an educator.”

Map shows which states require schools to teach about 9/11

A map reveals how states differ on teaching 9/11, with requirements, recommendations and observance laws varying nationwide.

How schools are remembering - or forgetting

This year marks the 25th anniversary of the Sept. 11 attacks, yet lawmakers in just half of states require teaching about the terrorist event. This is an improvement over just three years ago, but lawmakers cannot afford to allow this…

25 years after 9/11, most states still do not require its history to be taught

A quarter-century after 9/11, whether students learn about the attacks often depends on where they live. Most states have no mandate.