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Dagnabbit! Just when you think you did a nice blog on where the two major presidential candidates stand on arts education (and education overall), one of the candidates has to go and unveil a new education platform. Yesterday, in Dayton, Ohio, Barack Obama presented his "A New Vision for 21st Century Education."Tops on the list is school choice! For those who were excited by … [Read more...] about Will Arts Education Be Determined by Republicrats?–Part Two

It's true, Barack Obama has an education platform that includes arts education, and during the primaries he spoke any number of times about the importance of arts education. That being said, if you want to find his platform for arts education, be prepared to click through any number of times until you get to his fact sheet on arts. John McCain has an education platform that … [Read more...] about For Arts Education, they might as well be Republicrats

I was inspired by Barry's Arts Blog and Updates list of the 25 most powerful people in nonprofit arts. So, as we close out one of the quietest weeks of the year, here's my list for the 10 most powerful people in K-12 arts education:Joel Klein, Chancellor, New York City Department of EducationRamon Cortines, Senior Deputy Superintendent, Los Angeles Unified School DistrictArne … [Read more...] about The 10 Most Powerful People in K-12 Arts Education

So, what is a parent to do? On one hand, you've got the New York City Department of Education unveiling standardized tests for kindergarten through second grade students, some of which are as long as 90 minutes. (And if you think you shouldn't worry as you don't live in New York City or your child attends private school, think again. The New York City Department of Education … [Read more...] about Parents Beware: Preschool May Cause Harm

It happens every year: summer comes to a close, signaled by The Jerry Lewis Telethon and a return to school. The public school battles will surely continue, and between testing, charter schools, vouchers, small schools, and so many other issues, it's sometimes easy to lose track of the fundamental reason why there are public schools. So, for this last week of August,  let's … [Read more...] about “To Teach Children What it Means to be an American”