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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.
Ms. Andrea Morgan
Education Specialist at Office of Educational Improvement and Innovation, Oregon Department of Education
Address: 255 Capitol Street, NE
Salem, OR 97310--0203
Work Phone: 503-947-5772
Fax: 503-378-5156
Email: andrea.morgan@state.or.us
Website: http://www.ode.state.or.us/go/SocialSciences
Legislation:
There is no legislation regarding the teaching of the Holocaust.
Standard Type: History/Social Studies
Date Implemented: 2002
History/Social Studies: The Holocaust is addressed in Oregon's Teaching and Learning to Standards: Social Sciences. It is explicitly mentioned in the World History Standard (SS.CM.HS.05.16): Understand the systematic campaign of terror and persecution in Nazi Germany and in the World History Standard (SS.CM.HS.05.17) Understand the response of the world community to the Nazis and to the Holocaust.
Web Site: http://www.ode.state.or.us/teachlearn/real/documents/05-06socialsciences.pdf
Standard Type: English/Language Arts
Date Implemented: 2003
English/Language Arts: The Holocaust is not addressed explicitly in Oregon’s English/Language Arts Grade-level Foundations and Standards.
Web Site: http://www.ode.state.or.us/teachlearn/real/documents/05-06elacim.pdf
For Holocaust-related resources in OREGON, 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
