Essentially this bill means that students who attend career and technical education high schools in the State of California do not have to have any arts instruction, at all. They still have to have all the other subjects required for graduation, but not the arts. And the really bad news is that this bill appears to be moving full steam ahead.I am a big supporter of CTE. in … [Read more...] about The State of California Considers Bill That Will Hurt K-12 Arts Education
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John Schoenherr, Children’s Book Ilustrator, RIP
Last week I learned of the death of the book illustrator, John Schoenherr. My favorite among his work was his partnership with Jane Yolen on the Caldecott Award Winning children's book Owl Moon. For my money, the Caldecott Award is a real measure of quality. Of course there are others like Newbery, Geisel, etc. And, with a five-year old daughter, I spend time a lot … [Read more...] about John Schoenherr, Children’s Book Ilustrator, RIP
Guest Arts Education Blogger, Jon Deak: Creating Music with El Sistema, Part Three
Click here for Part Two Caracas, April 9-10, 2010 The excitement builds. Also the nerves. Have you ever noticed how, when you travel to a completely new environment, all emotions are magnified? The joys are expansive, the fears are bottomless, each event rings clear, vibrates with color. I feel I should go to bed wearing dark sunglasses! And yet, there is a penetration to … [Read more...] about Guest Arts Education Blogger, Jon Deak: Creating Music with El Sistema, Part Three
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”
Arts Eduation and ESEA: Where do the Arts fit in National Education Policy?
National Education Policy you may ask, you didn't know there was one! Well, after reading the USDOE's A Blueprint for Reform--The Reauthorization of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act, it struck me that this was the closest thing we will get to a national education policy. For those hell bent on seeing something like this in the arts realm (national cultural … [Read more...] about Arts Eduation and ESEA: Where do the Arts fit in National Education Policy?