Washington, D.C. - Today, the Never Again Education Reauthorization and Study Act introduced by Congresswoman Elise Stefanik and Congressman Buddy Carter (R-GA) advanced through the House Education and the Workforce Committee. Passage during today’s markup sets this bill up for consideration on the House floor.
“As part of my efforts to rid academia at every level of the pervasive rot of antisemitism I am proud to help lead the reauthorization of the Never Again Education Reauthorization and Study Act to equip our teachers with the necessary tools to educate our students about the horrors of the Holocaust,” said Congresswoman Elise Stefanik. “As a Representative of New York which is home to the largest population of Jewish people outside of Israel, I will always work to educate future generations to ensure the atrocities of the Holocaust never happen again.”
Congresswoman Stefanik helped lead the bipartisan Never Again Education Act when it became law in 2020. The Never Again Education Act amplified the work of the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum, leveraging a combination of public and private funds to develop and disseminate high-quality Holocaust education resources, which can be adopted by local schools and included in their curriculum.
Specifically, this bill will:
- Authorize $10 million dollars over 5 years in funding to be administered by the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum.
- Directs the Holocaust Museum to conduct a study on Holocaust education in public schools.
- Require the Museum to develop and disseminate accurate, relevant, and accessible resources to improve awareness and understanding of the Holocaust and educate individuals on the lessons of the Holocaust.
- Expand a centralized website maintained by the Holocaust Museum where educators can find education resources to improve awareness and understanding of the Holocaust and educate individuals on the lessons of the Holocaust as a means to raise awareness about the importance of preventing genocide, hate, and bigotry against any group of people.
- Support teachers in bringing the lessons of the Holocaust into their classrooms by increasing engagement with state and local education leaders to encourage the adoption of these resources, and evaluating and assessing the effectiveness and impact of Holocaust education programs.
- Support an expansion of the Museum’s professional development programs, through activities such as local, regional, and national workshops, teacher trainings with Holocaust education centers and other partners, and engagement with local educational agencies and schools.
Read the full text of the bill HERE.
