9/10/10

September 17 is Constitution Day/Citizenship Day, commemorating the September 17, 1787, signing of the U.S. Constitution.  In recognition, Congress has mandated that every educational institution receiving federal funds take a day to teach the seminal document.  To assist students and educators in their studies, free online resources are available from the Department’s Federal Resources for Educational Excellence (FREE) web site (http://free.ed.gov/subjects.cfm?subject_id=19), the National History Education Clearinghouse (http://www.teachinghistory.org), and the National Archives (http://www.archives.gov).  FOR MORE INFORMATION, PLEASE GO TO http://www2.ed.gov/policy/fund/guid/constitutionday.html.