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SEP 7 — Labor Day Week Civics Labor Day and Constitution Day land just ten days apart this year. Most teachers treat them as separate events. The best civics teachers know they're the same lesson. What Labor Day actually is — and what students usually don't know Labor Day is a federal holiday honoring the American labor movement and the contributions workers have made to the country. The labor movement is one of the most powerful examples of constitutional rights in action. W

High school civics assumes a lot. It assumes students already know the three branches, understand federalism, and have a basic grasp of the Bill of Rights. 8th grade is the moment to build that foundation.