How educators are teaching the next generation about 9/11

A new generation of students who were born after 9/11 are just beginning to learn about it through school lessons.

Sept. 11, 2026 5:03 PM PT

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Sept. 11 has crossed a generational threshold. Most students — and some teachers — were not yet born when airliners slammed into New York City’s Twin Towers in 2001. As the historic event hits its 25-year anniversary, here’s how educators are shaping their lessons.

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Jaweed Kaleem

Jaweed Kaleem is an education reporter at the Los Angeles Times, where he covers the University of California and higher education. He specializes in reporting on campus activism and culture, including issues on free speech, religion, race and politics. Kaleem previously worked for The Times as a Los Angeles-based national correspondent and a London-based foreign correspondent. Follow him on Bluesky @jaweedkaleem.bsky.social and X @jaweedkaleem.

Kate Sequeira

Kate Sequeira is the audience editor for the Los Angeles Times early childhood education initiative. She worked previously as a production specialist for The Times’ Reading by 9 literacy program.