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State Profiles on Holocaust Education

MICHIGAN

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.

MICHIGAN DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION CONTACTS

Ms. Karen R. Todorov
Social Studies Education Unit Consultant at Office of School Improvement, Michigan Department of Education
Address: P. O. Box 30008
Lansing, MI 48909

Work Phone: 517-373-2893
Fax: 517-335-2473
Email: todorok@michigan.gov
Website: http://www.michigan.gov/mde

MICHIGAN LEGISLATION


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

MICHIGAN ACADEMIC STANDARDS

Standard Type: History/Social Studies
Date Implemented: 1996
History/Social Studies: The Holocaust is not addressed explicitly in the Michigan Curriculum Framework.
Web Site: http://www.michigan.gov/documents/MichiganCurriculumFramework_8172_7.pdf.

 

Standard Type: English/Language Arts
Date Implemented: 1996
English/Language Arts: The Holocaust is not addressed explicitly in Michigan’s English/Language Arts standards.
Web Site: http://www.michigan.gov/documents/MichiganCurriculumFramework_8172_7.pdf

MICHIGAN HOLOCAUST RESOURCES

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

For other Holocaust resources in MICHIGAN, either click on the following sites or contact the organization at the e-mail address provided.

www.fjcsh.org

Holocaust Education Coalition:

bellias@sbeglobal.net

Holocaust Memorial Center:

info@holocaustcenter.org

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