Constitution

**__RESOURCES ON THE CONSTITUTION OF THE UNITED STATES:__**
The U.S. Department of Education’s FREE website lists federal government resources about the Constitution at [] and the Office of Personnel Management has put relevant materials on its Web site at [].

We also encourage you to access information about the Constitution on the National History Education Clearinghouse (NHEC) site at [|www.teachinghistory.org]. The NHEC is funded by the U.S. Department of Education under contract no. ED-07-CO-0088. The NHEC homepage features special, highlighted information on teaching resources for Constitution Day.

Also, please see the Department’s Federal Register //Notice of the Implementation of Constitution Day and Citizenship Day on September 17 of Each Year//, published on May 24, 2005 at []. While this notice primarily addresses educational institutions that receive funds from this Department, it also discusses other materials that may be helpful as you work with educational institutions receiving funds from //your// agency.

In addition, you may note that September 17 is a Saturday this year. Per the flexibility provided in the Federal Register notice, institutions receiving funding from the Department can celebrate it the preceding or following week. Your agency may want to consider a similar approach.