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State Profiles on Holocaust Education

UTAH

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.

UTAH DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION CONTACTS

Mr. Robert Austin
K-12 Social Studies Specialist at Curriculum and Instructional Service, Utah State of Education
Address: 250 East 500 South
Salt Lake City, UT 84114--4200

Work Phone: 801-538-7708
Fax: 801-538-7769
Email: robert.austin@schools.utah.gov
Website: http://www.usoe.k12.ut.us/curr/soc.st/default.html

UTAH LEGISLATION


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

UTAH ACADEMIC STANDARDS

Standard Type: History/Social Studies
Date Implemented: 2001-2002
History/Social Studies: The Holocaust is not addressed explicitly in Utah’s Social Studies Core Curriculum,
Web Site: http://www.uen.org/core/socialstudies/index.html

 

Standard Type: English/Language Arts
Date Implemented: 1999, 2003
English/Language Arts: The Holocaust is not addressed explicitly in Utah’s Content Core Language Arts.
Web Site: http://www.uen.org/core/languagearts/index.html

UTAH HOLOCAUST RESOURCES

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

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

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