Professor analyzes what schools do and don't teach about 9/11 and the subsequent wars

NPR | By Ayesha Rascoe

Published September 6, 2026 at 8:02 AM EDT

NPR's Ayesha Rascoe speaks with professor Jeremy Stoddard of the University of Wisconsin about how to teach the September 11th attacks to middle and high school students.

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