I am really, really, really! pleased to bring to you one of my very favorite artists: the composer, bassist, and educator extraordinaire: Jon Deak.Jon has offered to provide a guest blog on Dewey 21C about his trip to Venezuela, as artist in residence with El Sistema, which considering all the attention it has gotten over the past couple of years, should need no introduction … [Read more...] about Guest Blogger, Jon Deak: Creating Music with El Sistema, Part One
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Guest Blog, Jane Remer’s CliffNotes: Counting the Arts as An Act of Faith
Here's a big welcome back to Dewey21C's regular guest blogger, my dear friend Jane Remer. What Jane has on her mind is very well thrown dart landing right smack dead center in the bull's eye of what is on everyone's mind as they read about ESEA, Race to the Top, the Common Core standards project, and dare I even say the very existence of arts education as education budgets … [Read more...] about Guest Blog, Jane Remer’s CliffNotes: Counting the Arts as An Act of Faith
Key K-12 Arts Education Legislation Derailed in Colorado
This legislation wasn't asking for much, compared to what many states have on the books. Nevertheless, it got quite the bum's rush by the Colorado School Boards Association, in particular. Click here to read: Critics Pan Arts Education Mandate Merrifield, a retired music teacher, is chair of the House Education Committee and is serving his last term. He's long been a critic … [Read more...] about Key K-12 Arts Education Legislation Derailed in Colorado
The Source of the Arts Education Nile: “Money is Policy”
When the categorical funding line for arts education in the New York City Public Schools was elminated, essentially to "empower the principals" and to increase the total budget available to each school, a good friend and colleague of mine who works for the NYCDOE said: "money is policy." Short and sweet. Don't ya think? And let's be clear here, we're not talking about soft … [Read more...] about The Source of the Arts Education Nile: “Money is Policy”
Through a Prism: The Bending of K-12 Arts and Education
As much as people are disappointed with the way arts education is situated within the USDOE's Blueprint for ESEA reauthorization, most people I know inside and outside the arts are pleased with the proposal to rethink AYP . For those who don't get what I am talking about, click here for a quick and lively catch-up. I was looking at a Wall Street Journal editorial yesterday, … [Read more...] about Through a Prism: The Bending of K-12 Arts and Education