In the new edition of Education Next, Mark Bauerlein takes a dim view of the nature of arts education advocacy and offers a prescription for improvement, namely a focus on arts as a discrete discipline and a more entrepreneurial approach overall.Click on through to read Advocating for Arts in the Classroom.In essence, Bauerlein sees a field of arts education advocates who have … [Read more...] about Former Arts Endowment Official Takes Arts Ed Advocates To Task
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Judging Teachers by Test Scores? Not quite.
This issue, one among many in "school reform," has me worried. You have to wonder whether teacher evaluation based upon test scores will only further marginalize arts education, as arts education assessment lies outside of the types of teacher evaluation being heavily promoted by so very many. For the record, this type of assessment is called value added … [Read more...] about Judging Teachers by Test Scores? Not quite.
What do Children Need the Most?
A number of years back I was fortunate to attend a two-day conference on Arts, Technology, and Intellectual Property at Columbia University's American Assembly. At the time I was working for the American Music Center, so the topic was something I had a vested interest in. As with most conferences, there was the introductory moment early on, where everyone in turn says a … [Read more...] about What do Children Need the Most?
Beaverton Oregon Bands Together Around the Arts, to Raise the i3 Match
Here's a story out of Beaverton, Oregon, concerning the USDOE's i3 matching requirement and the work going on to raise the necessary 20% private match.Click here to read Can You Help Pay for Arts in the Schools, from the Beaverton Valley Times.District leaders have 21 days to raise $800,000 in donations. … [Read more...] about Beaverton Oregon Bands Together Around the Arts, to Raise the i3 Match
The New York Observer: Teaching the Arts on the Cheap
When I was interviewing for my position at The Center for Arts Education, I called a senior NYC education official to seek advice. My friend at the NYCDOE was very enthusiastic about the prospect of my being hired, until eerily, the issue of arts education advocacy came up.I asserted that a major area of opportunity was in the arena of advocacy, since there was still so much … [Read more...] about The New York Observer: Teaching the Arts on the Cheap