A bill has been introduced in Congress, similar to a measure passed recently in Connecticut, about education requirements about the Holocaust. Senators Richard Blumenthal and Marco Rubio introduced the Never Again Education Act, to establish a dedicated federal fund to provide teachers with resources and training necessary to teach students the lessons of the Holocaust. 

Blumenthal says it can be a difficult issue to talk about, especially with younger students, but the resources will help educators thoughtfully teach about one of the darkest chapters in human history.  He added that ensuring the past horrors of the Holocaust aren’t forgotten will help combat anti-Semitism and hate in the present and future. 

The grants for public and private middle and high schools could cover training for educators, textbooks, transportation and housing for teachers to attend seminars, transportation for survivors to be brought to a school, and field trips. The bill would also direct experts at the Department of Education to work with trained Holocaust educators to conduct regional workshops to help teachers incorporate the sensitive subject of the Holocaust into their classrooms.