Dewey21C was pretty quiet last week. It happens, what can I say?With all the end of the fiscal year work to be put to bed, this will be my first post in over a week. But hey, it's a good one! As part of a comprehensive education "reform" bill signed into law by Connecticut Governor Jody Rell, additional credits are now required for graduation, including one credit of arts. In … [Read more...] about Connecticut Bolsters Graduation Requirements for the Arts
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Dance Teacher Magazine Feature on Jody Arnhold
There are those among us, who somehow manage to do it all. I can never quite figure out how they manage it, but they do. Jody Arnhold is all that: master teacher, builder of organizations, board leader, patron, community leader, friend, advocate, and all around great lady.Dance Teacher Magazine had a cover feature on Jody in its May edition. Click here to read:The Visionary."I … [Read more...] about Dance Teacher Magazine Feature on Jody Arnhold
What is Happenning to Music Education in the Detroit Public Schools??
I had a blog entry last December about cuts to music in the Detroit Public SchoolsAlong comes this very thoughtful and thorough piece about DPS and its new approach to music education via a piece by George Shirley that was published this week in NewMusicBox.org.Music Education in Detroit's Public Schools: The Struggle to Survive, give you the not pretty picture. Shirley, the … [Read more...] about What is Happenning to Music Education in the Detroit Public Schools??
Jack Beeson, American Composer, RIP
There it was staring me in the face: Jack Beeson had died. I saw it when I clicked over to NewMusicBox.org. I had just seen Jack at the American Music Center awards barely a month ago, and so it goes.There is very fine obituary by Tony Tommasini that appeared in today's New York Times.I had the great good fortune of getting to know Jack Beeson early on in my tenure at the … [Read more...] about Jack Beeson, American Composer, RIP
Guest Blogger, Ted Wiprud: From the UNESCO International Arts Education Conference, Part III
UNESCO Second World Conference on Arts Education in Seoul Theodore Wiprud June 6, 2010 I was particularly looking forward to the UNESCO conference roundtable on research in arts education - specifically titled "Supporting the Practical Use of Researches: Suggestions to Enhance Practicality and Reliability of Arts Education Researches." What transpired was intriguing in ways … [Read more...] about Guest Blogger, Ted Wiprud: From the UNESCO International Arts Education Conference, Part III