Last month the American Teacher Magazine, which has a circulation of over one million, had a cover story on arts education. They have followed-up on the cover story, with a series of pieces submitted by educators from across the country, about the value of arts education.Click here to read the March/April edition of the American Teacher and its follow-up story on arts … [Read more...] about American Teacher Magazine on Arts Education: Part Two
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Guest Blog: Jane Remer’s CliffNotes on Diane Ravitch’s The Death and Life of the Great American School System
Let's welcome back Dewey21C's regular guest blogger, Jane Remer. Fresh off being honored by the New York City Arts Education Roundtable at its Face to Face Conference, she's got a swell entry on Diane Ravitch new book. As an intro, I want to point out something quite wonderful about Diane and her new book: it is extremely rare for a major league education policy leader to ever … [Read more...] about Guest Blog: Jane Remer’s CliffNotes on Diane Ravitch’s The Death and Life of the Great American School System
The Mayor Of London Gets in Front of a City-Wide Music Education Plan
Well, apparently he's both in front of and behind the plan. In fact, Mayor Boris Johnson is clearly excited by this project.Click here to listen to him speaking about music education and this new project.Click here to view the plan.There are many local music services,orchestras, arts organisations, charities and schools which do excellent work. This strategy sets out how we … [Read more...] about The Mayor Of London Gets in Front of a City-Wide Music Education Plan
Race to the Top Finalists Announced by USDOE
Lots of news associated with the USDOE. This one is big.Today the USODE sent letters to governors announcing the finalists for the first round of RttT.The Department received 41 applications for the first phase of Race to the Top. Each application underwent a comprehensive and rigorous review by an expert panel of independent reviewers and we have selected the following … [Read more...] about Race to the Top Finalists Announced by USDOE
A Rapidly Growing Concern about Arts Education at the USDOE: Part III
Okay, for those of you who have been following this, here's Part III.At the bottom of this entry is the pertinent FY 2011 budget request from the Administration.What this tells us is $137mm would be allocated for the grants portion of the third of three new categories of funding that includes arts education: Effective Teaching and Learning for a Well-Rounded Education.$137mm … [Read more...] about A Rapidly Growing Concern about Arts Education at the USDOE: Part III