"If we did it for the arts, we would have to do it for every subject."That's it. There you have it. That's the first roadblock pulled out of a hat to rationalize "why not."I have heard this particular roadblock deployed many times, including in response to the advocacy for a special form of assistance to help schools without any certified arts teachers locate and hire these … [Read more...] about The First Roadblock to Arts Education Policy Improvement
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Beaverton Oregon School District Meets the Required i3 Match
The Beaverton School District and Young Audiences Arts for Learning have completed raising the required match to secure its i3 grant from the USDOE.The school district and partners had approximately 21 days to raise the required $800,000, not a small sum for a relatively small school district, in this economy no less.Bravo! … [Read more...] about Beaverton Oregon School District Meets the Required i3 Match
A Good Idea: Let’s End Test Prep and Expand the Curriculum
In today's New York Daily News, United Federation of Teacher President, Michael Mulgrew called for an end to test prep:Test prep isn't instruction. In virtually every school I have gone into in recent years, teachers complained about instructional time lost to prepping students for tests. Art and music fell by the wayside years ago in most schools, but many schools were also … [Read more...] about A Good Idea: Let’s End Test Prep and Expand the Curriculum
Arts and Social Justice: The Genuine Article
Books. Children. Arts. Education!
It's never too early to consider your holiday gift list. Today, I present to you a lucky 13 list of primarily arts-oriented books for children. The wonderful thing about these books, which for me is a big-time measure of children's book quality overall, is that adults will enjoy these books just as much as the kids.The list runs the gamut of music, dance, drama, and visual art. … [Read more...] about Books. Children. Arts. Education!