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State Profiles on Holocaust Education

WYOMING

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.

WYOMING DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION CONTACTS

Mr. Tom Collins
Social Studies, Content Specialist at Educational Quality and Accountability Division, Wyoming State Department of Education
Address: 2020 Grand Avenue, Suite 500
Laramie, WY 82070

Work Phone: 307-777-3493
Fax: 307-777-6719
Email: tcolli@educ.state.wy.us
Website: http://www.k12.wy.us

WYOMING LEGISLATION


Legislation:
There is no legislation related to Holocaust education.

WYOMING ACADEMIC STANDARDS

Standard Type: History/Social Studies
Date Implemented: 1999
History/Social Studies: The Holocaust is not addressed explicitly in Wyoming's Social Studies Content and Performance Standards.
Web Site: http://www.k12.wy.us/eqa/nca/pubs/standards/socstud.pdf

 

Standard Type: English/Language Arts
Date Implemented: 2003
English/Language Arts: The Holocaust is not addressed explicitly in Wyoming's Language Arts Content and Performance Standards.
Web Site: http://www.k12.wy.us/eqa/nca/pubs/standards/lang.pdf

WYOMING HOLOCAUST RESOURCES

For Holocaust-related resources in WYOMING, 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