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ARMENIAN GENOCIDE CURRICULUM BILL CLEARS SECOND HURDLE IN SACRAMENTO
http://asbarez.com/118814/armenian-genocide-curriculum-bill-clears-second-hurdle-in-sacramento/
Friday, January 24th, 2014
The California State Capitol building in Sacramento
SACRAMENTO-Assemblymember Adrin Nazarian's Armenian Genocide education
bill overcame yet another hurdle on Thursday at the State Capitol. One
week earlier, the California State Assembly's Education Committee
had passed AB 659 by a unanimous vote, at which time Assembly member
Katcho Achadjian lent his support by joining Nazarian as a principal
co-author of the measure.
"We are very grateful for the stewardship of Assembly members
Nazarian and Achadjian" said ANCA-WR Legislative Affairs Director
Haig Baghdassarian. "As a result of their leadership, more and more
high school students may learn about the Armenian Genocide."
Once again, the bill advanced by a unanimous vote, 16-0, this time
before the Assembly's Appropriations Committee, setting the stage for
a vote by the entire body of the California State Assembly next week.
If AB 659 is adopted by both chambers of legislature and signed
into law by the governor, it would promote the incorporation of oral
testimony and teacher training, such that the Genocide may be more
comprehensively taught in California's public schools.
"AB 659 is an important part of the equation, but it will require the
combination of laws and activism by students and parents to achieve
the objective of greater awareness about the Armenian Genocide,"
stated Baghdassarian. Several years ago, the Genocide Education
Project (GenEd), a non-profit organization based in San Francisco,
developed model resources for high school teachers. "As a community,
we must demand that our educators utilize these resources in order
to ensure that future generations learn about the Armenian Genocide."
http://asbarez.com/118814/armenian-genocide-curriculum-bill-clears-second-hurdle-in-sacramento/
Friday, January 24th, 2014
The California State Capitol building in Sacramento
SACRAMENTO-Assemblymember Adrin Nazarian's Armenian Genocide education
bill overcame yet another hurdle on Thursday at the State Capitol. One
week earlier, the California State Assembly's Education Committee
had passed AB 659 by a unanimous vote, at which time Assembly member
Katcho Achadjian lent his support by joining Nazarian as a principal
co-author of the measure.
"We are very grateful for the stewardship of Assembly members
Nazarian and Achadjian" said ANCA-WR Legislative Affairs Director
Haig Baghdassarian. "As a result of their leadership, more and more
high school students may learn about the Armenian Genocide."
Once again, the bill advanced by a unanimous vote, 16-0, this time
before the Assembly's Appropriations Committee, setting the stage for
a vote by the entire body of the California State Assembly next week.
If AB 659 is adopted by both chambers of legislature and signed
into law by the governor, it would promote the incorporation of oral
testimony and teacher training, such that the Genocide may be more
comprehensively taught in California's public schools.
"AB 659 is an important part of the equation, but it will require the
combination of laws and activism by students and parents to achieve
the objective of greater awareness about the Armenian Genocide,"
stated Baghdassarian. Several years ago, the Genocide Education
Project (GenEd), a non-profit organization based in San Francisco,
developed model resources for high school teachers. "As a community,
we must demand that our educators utilize these resources in order
to ensure that future generations learn about the Armenian Genocide."