Directly from the New York State United Teachers Conference, is a somewhat startling video, for its honesty, caring, and content devoid of caustic political rhetoric."...committed to deepening and broadening the educational options for children, and stopping this class system of subjects, which is only ours, and no where else I know of."And of course, there's this … [Read more...] about Outgoing NY State Education Commissioner: What’s Really Wrong with Education
Federal USDOE Arts Education Funding Cut, but Not Eliminated
There are many people across the country who have been waiting on tenterhooks to find out whether or not arts education funding at the United States Department of Education would be zeroed out. It includes funding for the Kennedy Center, VSA Arts, and the competitive grant programs: Arts Education Model Development and Dissemination and Professional Development for Arts … [Read more...] about Federal USDOE Arts Education Funding Cut, but Not Eliminated
Worth The Time: A 1999 Conversation with Maxine Greene
From the December edition of NewMusicBox.org, comes "An Arts Education Symposium," with the great Maxine Greene, Hollis Headrick, Polly Kahn, Frank Oteri, and me.For those who don't know Polly, she's the former education director at The New York Philharmonic, the 92nd Street Y, and other organizations. Today, she is the vice president for learning and leadership development, at … [Read more...] about Worth The Time: A 1999 Conversation with Maxine Greene
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A Interesting Conference Session on Arts Education and Equity
For anyone attending WNET's The Celebration of Teaching and Learning, tomorrow through Saturday, at The New York Hilton, I hope you will consider stopping by.I mean, how often do you get a rising star principal, a teachers union leader, and a member of the governing board for state education policy in one room together talking about arts education? A WELL-ROUNDED EDUCATION IN … [Read more...] about A Interesting Conference Session on Arts Education and Equity