Keeping memory alive: How Mass. schools are teaching 9/11 to students

On this episode of In Common:

• Friday is the 25th anniversary of the Sept. 11 attacks. For students who were born after 2001, it's now something they're learning through a third lens. The Massachusetts 9/11 Fund together with GBH has created an education program that teaches students about the impact and aftermath of this event. Patrick Bavis, the education director at the Massachusetts 9/11 Fund, and Rockland social studies teacher Greg Rowe join In Common to tell us how schools are teaching kids about 9/11.
  
  
  
  
  
• On Cape Cod, the Steamship Authority has redesigned the Woods Hole ferry terminal, where passengers catch a ride to Martha's Vineyard.  CAI's Amy Kolb-Noyes reports the renovation has an eye on sustainability.
  
  
  
  
  
• When Rick Thorpe was killed in the terror attacks of 9/11, his family wanted to create a lasting tribute to the young father. The result of their effort is Rick's Place, a grief counseling center for children in Thorpe's hometown of Wilbraham. We hear from Thorpe's childhood friend Bill Scatolini, and then a conversation hosted by NEPM's Monte Belmonte and Kaliis Smith. They spoke with Rick's Place Executive Director Therese Ross, and with Steve Nagel from ROCK 102 in Springfield, who turned to Rick's Place after his wife died.
  
  
  
  
  
• On the north shore, the city of Lynn is home to about a hundred public murals that splash color and design across the busy downtown. GBH’s Magdiela Matta spoke recently with a group of young people who were recruited to work alongside professional artists to make their creative mark on Lynn.
  
  
  
  
  
• Voters in the Massachusetts Primary Election this week seem to prefer incumbents and the status quo. Jeremy gives a preview of what the General Election ballots will look like.
  
  
  
  
  
• The annual Labor Day festival in Lawrence, Mass. commemorates the historic textile workers strike in 1912, when more than 20,000 workers fought for better wages and working conditions. Elizabeth Pelerito, director of the Labor and Education Program at UMass Lowell, tells us more about this history and how it set up a new era of labor rights.