Holocaust Education and Antisemitism Lessons Act
Summary
What This Bill Does
The Holocaust Education and Antisemitism Lessons Act requires the Director of the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum to study Holocaust education in all states, a nationally representative sample of local educational agencies, and a representative sample of public elementary and secondary schools. The Director must report to Congress within 180 days after completing the study or within three years after enactment, whichever comes first.
Who Benefits and How
Public school students benefit because the study examines whether Holocaust education helps them understand the Holocaust and identify antisemitism, bigotry, hate, and genocide in historical and contemporary contexts. Teachers benefit because the study must identify training and resources needed to support Holocaust instruction. State education agencies and local educational agencies benefit from national information about standards, curriculum requirements, professional development, materials, and assessment methods. Local Holocaust museums and cultural centers benefit because the study tracks their role in implementation and adoption of United States Holocaust Memorial Museum resources.
Who Bears the Burden and How
United States Holocaust Memorial Museum education staff bear the main burden of conducting the national study and preparing the report. State education agencies, local educational agencies, and sampled public schools may need to provide curriculum, standards, professional-development, assessment, and implementation information. Congress receives the report and must evaluate gaps in Holocaust education and antisemitism instruction.
Key Provisions
- Requires a Holocaust education study covering all states, a nationally representative sample of local educational agencies, and sampled public elementary and secondary schools.
- Requires review of mandatory and optional Holocaust education, state standards, local requirements, curriculum infrastructure, teacher professional development, museum involvement, and implementation gaps.
- Requires analysis of intended learning outcomes, classroom methods, experiential learning, project-based learning, trauma-informed materials, and cross-curricular integration.
- Requires identification of instructional materials, time allotted, curriculum comprehensiveness, and assessment methods for Holocaust knowledge and antisemitism analysis.
- Defines Holocaust education to include Holocaust awareness, genocide prevention lessons, and study of antisemitism's historical roots, propaganda, conspiracy theories, and changing forms.
Evidence Chain:
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At a Glance
What This Bill Does
Requires the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum to study and report to Congress on Holocaust education requirements, practices, materials, teacher resources, and antisemitism-learning outcomes in public schools.
Key Policy Areas
Education, Civil Rights, History
Primary Purpose
Requires the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum to study and report to Congress on Holocaust education requirements, practices, materials, teacher resources, and antisemitism-learning outcomes in public schools.
Policy Domains
Holocaust education national study and report
Identified Gains
- Public school students learning Holocaust history
- Teachers assigned to Holocaust instruction
- State education agencies setting Holocaust standards
- Local Holocaust museums supporting schools
Identified Costs
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum education staff
- Local educational agencies in the study sample
- Public schools selected for the study sample
Sponsors
Legislative Progress
ReportedPlaced on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. …
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Reported by Senator Lee …
Reported by Mr. Lee, without amendment
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Ordered to be reported …
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources Subcommittee on National Parks. …
Ms. Rosen (for herself and Mr. Lankford) introduced the following …
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and …
Introduced in Senate
Ms. Rosen (for herself, Mr. Lankford, Mr. Blumenthal, Mr. Gallego, …
Stakeholder Effects
cui bono?How this legislation distributes effects. Mention counts reflect frequency, not effect magnitude.
Local educational agencies in the study sample, Public school students learning Holocaust history, Teachers assigned to Holocaust instruction
Positive-direction: Public school students learning Holocaust history, Teachers assigned to Holocaust instruction
Negative-direction: Local educational agencies in the study sample
United States Holocaust Memorial Museum education staff
Bill Structure & Actor Mappings
Who is "The Secretary" in each section?
- "state"
- → State education agency jurisdiction
- "director"
- → Director of the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- "local_educational_agency"
- → Local educational agency under ESEA
Key Definitions
Terms defined in this bill
Education intended to improve Holocaust awareness, teach genocide-prevention lessons, and study antisemitism, conspiracy theories, propaganda, and changing forms of antisemitism.
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