Most states prompt schools to teach about 9/11, but the details differ, AP finds

As the nation readies itself to commemorate 25 years after the 9/11 attacks, educators face a complicated task: teaching students about an event that shaped modern American history but happened before many of them were born. (AP video by: Joseph B. Frederick)

U.S. Park Ranger Betsy Keene, curator of National Parks of Western Pennsylvania, explains a slide showing a damaged part of United Flight 93 during an educators seminar at the Flight 93 National Memorial in Shanksville, Pa., Tuesday, June 23, 2026. (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar)

U.S. Park Ranger Claire Affinito, left, leads a tour for a group of educators at the Flight 93 National Memorial in Shanksville, Pa., Tuesday, June 23, 2026. (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar)

Gordon Felt, whose brother, Edward, died Sept. 11, 2001, on United Airlines Flight 93, speaks to teachers gathered for an educational session at the Flight 93 National Memorial in Shanksville, Pa., on June 22, 2026. (AP Photo/Marc Levy)

U.S. Park Ranger Adam Shaffer, center, leads a tour for a group of educators at the Flight 93 National Memorial in Shanksville, Pa., Tuesday, June 23, 2026. (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar)

Social Studies teacher John Boston Bradley, who teaches at Bishop McCort High School in…

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