Trump Signs the Never Again Education Act Into Law

By The Jerusalem Post. US President Donald Trump signed the Never Again Education Act into law on Thursday, JNS reported, expanding the funding and educational mission of the US Holocaust Memorial Museum (USHMM).

The bill requires the USHMM to create educational materials with the intention of increasing awareness about the Holocaust and its meaning among teachers across the country. For this purpose, $2 million will be awarded to the USHMM Holocaust Education Assistance Program Fund annually by the US Treasury from 2020 to 2024. (Read more from “Trump Signs the Never Again Education Act Into Law” HERE)

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More on the “Never Again” Education Act

By Morgan Benth. President Trump signed the Never Again Education Act into law Friday. . .

Educators say students begin learning about the Holocaust in late elementary school and continue that learning into high school.

“It allows them to ask authentic questions. To connect the history that occurred that developed our nation and our state to who we are today. Have our students have a strong, firm grasp on what our history is, so they can be the future leaders,” said ND State Superintendent Kirsten Baesler. . .

“They just say that it’s definitely very eye opening for a lot of them because you always hear about the concentration camps, you hear about the thousands of people that lost their lives, but you don’t see to the extent,” said history teacher Erica Quale. (Read more about the Never Again education act HERE)

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