Teachers nationwide rely on Close Up to help them engage students in their classrooms.

Our flagship textbook, Current Issues, brings students face-to-face with hot topics our nation faces in a pro-con format that stimulates discussion and helps students to appreciate different points of view. Now in its 4th decade, Current Issues is published annually and includes electronic access for selected materials. It’s a valuable resource! Click here for details.

Teachers also can register here to access our groundbreaking chapter on music and file sharing (Face the Music). You can even download it and distribute it to your students for use in class. Recent research with 183 high school students showed that this chapter dramatically changed attitudes about file sharing – what’s legal, what’s illegal, and how stakeholders are affected.

Last, but not least, teachers and students can view our weekly TV show featuring live interaction between Close Up students and Washington insiders and media types. For details, click here.