Last Thursday, a day earlier than expected, the USDOE announced the 49 winners of the Investing in Innovation grants, otherwise known as i3.There were approximately 1700 applications overall, 53 of which were focused on the arts Forty-nine applications were rated the highest and are now in a period of confirming the required 20 percent match from private funding (unless a … [Read more...] about USDOE’s i3 and the Arts: The Six Percent Solution
USDOE Announces 2010 Arts Ed Model Development and Dissemination Grants
The list of 2010 USDOE AEMDD grantees has been posted to the USDOE website. Click here for the AEMDD section of the USDOE website.33 grants were made; 200 applications were reviewed. The project abstracts have yet to be posted. One would imagine the USDOE is just a bit busy, what with Race to the Top and i3 in full swing, adjudication-wise. For the previous full round of … [Read more...] about USDOE Announces 2010 Arts Ed Model Development and Dissemination Grants
A Moment of Clarity: Test Scores in New York State Are Recalibrated
Many of you have no doubt heard the great news over the past few years about rising ELA and math test scores in the New York City Public Schools. But wait, there was more: test scores were rising all across the state, no matter what the intervention.The New York State Department of Education has recalibrated the state test scores for ELA and math, and this moment of clarity … [Read more...] about A Moment of Clarity: Test Scores in New York State Are Recalibrated
Arts Education and the USDOE i3: Who, What, and How Much Requested
As an quick update: this just in via email from the USDOE i3 Team: Thank you for your participation in the Investing in Innovation (i3) program and for your efforts to improve public education. The U.S. Department of Education (Department) received nearly 1,700 applications for the i3 competition. We are pleased to share that we will announce the names of the highest-rated … [Read more...] about Arts Education and the USDOE i3: Who, What, and How Much Requested
Guest Blog: Jane Remer, CliffNotes, A Bastille Day Wish List
Congratulations, Richard, on this memorable Bastille Day which is also a marker for your second year on Dewey21C. I am delighted to be among your guests although lately I have been fairly mute. Once I finished the extensive article for Arts Education Policy Review (From Lessons Learned to Local Action: Building Your Own Policies for Effective Arts Education, Volume 111, Number … [Read more...] about Guest Blog: Jane Remer, CliffNotes, A Bastille Day Wish List