I cannot tell you how many times I have heard people from the arts education field say that arts ed needs to become part of school reform. And, this is not a new chorus, but a rather old one, going back at least 15 years.Granted, 15 years ago, when people spoke of school reform, they meant something along the lines of school improvement, which could mean improvement of … [Read more...] about Arts Education and School Reform: An Unlikely Duo
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The Challenges and Just A Bit Of Irony: Bloomberg’s Gun Control Advocacy Finds a Hard Sell by Those in Power
Now this is a particularly interesting article.Bloomberg's Gun-Limits Coalition Grows, but Finds a Hard Sell in Washington, Elizabeth A. Harris, The New York Times, January 26, 2010But despite the coalition's size, its deep pockets and its muscular public relations operation, Mr. Bloomberg's campaign has failed to force major strengthening of federal gun control laws. 1. … [Read more...] about The Challenges and Just A Bit Of Irony: Bloomberg’s Gun Control Advocacy Finds a Hard Sell by Those in Power
I Will See You One Waiting for Superman and Raise You One Race to Nowhere
Okay, bear in mind this movie does not have what Waiting for Superman had: the millions in foundation funding to support its promotion, nor a major broadcast network that devoted a week about K-12 education centered around it.But hey, how many documentary films gets a $2 million foundation grant for its promotion? (The answer is that most don't have a $2 million budget for … [Read more...] about I Will See You One Waiting for Superman and Raise You One Race to Nowhere
The Arts Education Canary in the Coal Mine?
I think that a lot of people don't realize that the past decade has seen historic increases to funding for public education. Some school districts, like the New York City public schools had an increase of 80% or more.It is a tough pill to swallow, once you realize that the historic increases to funding for K-12 public education did not propel a proportionate increase in the … [Read more...] about The Arts Education Canary in the Coal Mine?
Seattle Mayor and Public School Chief Academic Officer Host Arts Education Forum
This one is in the pretty cool category.I don't think it's all that often that a big city mayor and a the chief instructional administrator of a school district host and directly participate in an arts education forum.What you usually get, at most, is a proxy for the mayor, or perhaps a very brief speech. This event appears to be different, which makes it noteworthy.And what is … [Read more...] about Seattle Mayor and Public School Chief Academic Officer Host Arts Education Forum