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09/16/2026

ICYMI: Congressman Thomas Massie (R-KY) introduced a resolution to impeach Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth. In this clip, he reads the text of the first article of impeachment, which is focused on the War Powers Resolution of 1973.

For more, visit: https://www.c-span.org/classroom/document/?26812.

09/16/2026

Washington Post creator host Dylan Wells talked about the launch of the Senate Creators Caucus, a bipartisan effort to recognize and engage creators shaping public conversation.

For more, visit: https://www.c-span.org/classroom/document/?26810.

09/16/2026

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The Constitution Day Hub is a free online platform developed by a coalition of 29 nonpartisan civics education organizations, including C-SPAN Classroom. This website hosts classroom-ready learning materials focused on the U.S. Constitution, with resources curated specifically for elementary, middle, and high school.

Check it out, and don't forget to share: https://constitutiondayhub.org/.

09/15/2026

Still teaching about the events, aftermath, and impact of 9/11?

We've been busy creating new resources, including tours of the memorials at the Pentagon, in Shanksville, PA, and in New York City. Find the collection of all of our related resources here: https://sites.google.com/view/c-spanclassroom-featured/u-s-and-state-history/u-s-history .z1ajbbhyhjpe.

09/15/2026

Senate Commerce Committee Chair Senator Ted Cruz (R-TX) and Ranking Member Senator Maria Cantwell (D-WA) were joined by coaches, athletes, and other lawmakers to push for the passage of the Protect College Sports Act of 2026. The legislation aims to federally regulate name, image, and likeness (NIL) rights, athlete welfare, transfers, and other areas.

For more, visit: https://www.c-span.org/classroom/document/?26797.

09/15/2026

First proclaimed by President Lyndon B. Johnson, the first National Hispanic Heritage Month began in 1968. Learn more from LA Plaza de Cultura y Artes, Dolores Huerta, University of Florida professor Lillian Guerra, UnidosUS president & CEO Janet Murguía, and Barack Obama, among others: https://www.c-span.org/classroom/document/?1875.

09/15/2026

in 1963, the Sixteenth Street Baptist Church in Birmingham, Alabama, was bombed by segregationists, claiming the lives of four young girls, all under the age of 14. Learn more with video clips: https://www.c-span.org/classroom/document/?1874.

09/14/2026

Do you use YouTube in your classroom? If so, you'll want to visit our channel!

Monday through Friday, we post timely and topical current events videos to the platform, all easily accessible by you and your students. Find us on today and make sure to subscribe: https://www.youtube.com/-spanclassroom.

C-SPAN Classroom uses the network’s programs on public affairs, coverage of Congress, nonfiction books and American history to create free digital tools for teachers, students, and the public to use in classrooms, in projects or for research. Our website provides social studies teachers with acces...

09/14/2026

Republican strategist Bryan Lanza and Democratic strategist Chuck Rocha talked about the political debate related to data centers amid the 2026 midterm elections. This clip also includes related ads from Wisconsin gubernatorial candidate Tom Tiffany (R) and Ohio senatorial candidate Sherrod Brown (D).

For more, visit: https://www.c-span.org/classroom/document/?26792.

09/14/2026

Student opportunity from our friends at Future Filmmakers.

Future Filmmakers is an extracurricular program that mentors high school students to create personal documentary films and brings those films to audiences of their peers through festivals, classrooms, and community spaces.

Building on its success at Berkeley High School, Future Filmmakers is expanding for the 2026-2027 school year to include 6 high school students from around the country. Each student will develop and direct their own short, personal documentary over the course of the school year. Completed films will be submitted to select festivals and brought to audiences through a dedicated impact campaign, connecting these stories with schools, youth organizations, and communities nationwide.

Applications are due September 27, 2026. For more information, please visit http://futurefilmmakersproject.com/nationalcohortoutreach

The program includes:
- Approximately 17 remote workshops taught over Zoom, plus one 2-day, in-person retreat in Berkeley, CA (travel for student and one parent/guardian included).
- A professional camera package and audio kit to use throughout the program.
- A professional editor and program advisor that are paired with each student for collaboration throughout the program.
- Travel for the student filmmaker and one parent/guardian to the Future Filmmakers Festival in Berkeley, CA, where your film will be shown around the end of the school year.
- Submission of your completed film to select film festivals and distribution to schools and community organizations along with discussion and teaching material to foster conversations among other high school-aged students.

No cost to students or families!