Beyond Our Walls: State Profiles on Holocaust Education

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.

MISSOURI DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION CONTACTS


Mr. Bill Gerling
Asst. Director/Social Studies Consultant at Division of School Improvement, Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education
Address: 205 Jefferson Street P.O. Box 480 Jefferson City, MO 65102--0480

	Work Phone: 800-845-3545
Fax: 573-526-0812	E-mail: Bill.Gerling@dese.mo.gov
Web Site: http://www.dese.state.mo.us/divimprove/

MISSOURI LEGISLATION


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

MISSOURI ACADEMIC STANDARDS


Standard Type:		History/Social Studies
History/Social Studies: These standards are being updated. The current draft does not list any expectations beyond Grade 8, which ends at Reconstruction.
Web Site: http://www.dese.state.mo.us/divimprove/curriculum/GLE%20Documents.html


Standard Type:		English/Language Arts
Date Implemented:		1996
English/Language Arts: The Holocaust is not addressed explicitly in Missouri�s Show-Me Standards for English/Language Arts.
Web Site: http://www.dese.state.mo.us/standards/comarts.html

MISSOURI HOLOCAUST RESOURCES

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