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State Profiles on Holocaust Education

ALASKA

These profiles contain text of state legislation about the teaching of the Holocaust, and Holocaust-explicit History/Social Studies and English/Language Arts state content standards. Also provided is contact information for state departments of education.

ALASKA DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION CONTACTS

Mr. Paul Prussing
Acting Director at Division of Teaching and Learning Support, Alaska Department of Education
Address: 801 West 10th Street, Suite 200
Juneau, AK 99801--1894

Work Phone: 907-465-8721
Fax: 907-465-1686
Email: paul_prussing@eed.state.ak.us
Website: http://www.eed.state.ak.us/

ALASKA LEGISLATION


Legislation:
There is no legislation regarding the teaching of the Holocaust.

ALASKA ACADEMIC STANDARDS

Standard Type: History/Social Studies
Date Implemented: 2002
History/Social Studies: The Holocaust is not addressed explicitly in Content Standards for Alaska Students in History, Government, and Citizenship.
Web Site: http://www.eed.state.ak.us/contentstandards/History.html

 

Standard Type: English/Language Arts
Date Implemented: 1995
English/Language Arts: The Holocaust is not explicitly addressed in Alaska’s English/Language Arts standards.
Web Site: http://www.eed.state.ak.us/contentstandards/English.html

ALASKA HOLOCAUST RESOURCES

For Holocaust-related resources in ALASKA, click on the following link:
http://www.ahoinfo.org/membersdirectory/

UNITED STATES HOLOCAUST MEMORIAL MUSEUM CONTACT
For more information or corrections to this information, please e-mail Peter Fredlake at education@ushmm.org