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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.

WISCONSIN DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION CONTACTS


Ms. Beth Ratway
Educational Consultant at Social Studies Education, Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction
Address: 125 South Webster Street P.O. Box 7841 Madison, WI 53707

	Work Phone: 608-266-2207
Fax:	E-mail: beth.ratway@dpi.state.wi.us
Web Site: http://dpi.wi.gov/

WISCONSIN LEGISLATION


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

WISCONSIN ACADEMIC STANDARDS


Standard Type:		History/Social Studies
Date Implemented:		2003
History/Social Studies: The Holocaust is not addressed explicitly in Wisconsin's Model Academic Standards for Social Studies.
Web Site: http://www.dpi.state.wi.us/standards/ssintro.html


Standard Type:		English/Language Arts
Date Implemented:		1998
English/Language Arts: The Holocaust is not addressed explicitly in Wisconsin�s Model Academic Standards for English Language Arts.
Web Site: http://www.dpi.state.wi.us/standards/elaintro.html

WISCONSIN HOLOCAUST RESOURCES

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

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