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A new federal law passed last year requires all schools who receive federal funds to teach about the United States Constitution as close to the September 17th anniversary of its signing as possible. While this mandate does not apply to nonpublic schools, the curriculum resources available through participating agencies contain an array of instructional materials that your teachers may find useful. The links below will take you to the United States Department of Education: 1) Summary of the
Legislation: 2) Educational Resources:
In addition, the National Constitution Center, in partnership with the Bill of Rights Institute, the Campaign for the Civic Mission of Schools, and others, will offer educational and programming materials to schools, federal agencies, and other institutions nationwide to help them organize events to commemorate Constitution Day on Saturday, September 17, 2005. These materials will be available at little or no cost on a new, under-construction Web site, http://www.constitutionday.us . This initiative is under the auspices of the National Constitution Center's Annenberg Center for Education and Outreach. For additional information, you may also visit the Social Studies page on the New York State Department of Education Web site: |
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