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State Profiles on Holocaust Education

IOWA

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.

IOWA DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION CONTACTS

Iowa Department of Education
Address: Grimes State Office Building
Des Moines, IA 50319--0146

Work Phone: 515-281-6131
Fax: 515-242-6025
Website: http://www.state.ia.us/educate/index.html

IOWA LEGISLATION


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

IOWA ACADEMIC STANDARDS

Standard Type: History/Social Studies
History/Social Studies: Currently there are no state standards for History/Social Studies.

 

Standard Type: English/Language Arts
English/Language Arts: Currently there are no state standards for English/Language Arts.

IOWA HOLOCAUST RESOURCES

For Holocaust-related resources in IOWA, 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