When I was interviewing for my position at The Center for Arts Education, I called a senior NYC education official to seek advice. My friend at the NYCDOE was very enthusiastic about the prospect of my being hired, until eerily, the issue of arts education advocacy came up.I asserted that a major area of opportunity was in the arena of advocacy, since there was still so much … [Read more...] about The New York Observer: Teaching the Arts on the Cheap
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Essential Reading for Arts Education–Unintended Consequences: High Stakes Can Result in Low Standards
Okay, fair enough, the article I am strongly recommending is not about arts education, per se. Or is it? Why don't you give a good summer read to Linda Perlstein's piece in the American Educator: Unintended Consequences: High Stakes Can Result in Low Standards.As an added bonus, you get a short piece by noted testing expert Daniel Koretz, whose work recently led to the … [Read more...] about Essential Reading for Arts Education–Unintended Consequences: High Stakes Can Result in Low Standards
Barry Manilow is Ready to Take a Chance Again–This Time on Music Ed
The pressofAtlanticCity.com posted an interesting piece about Barry Manilow and his commitment to music education: Local Students to Rub Shoulders with Manilow.Apparently, Manilow not only "writes the songs" but also helps donate the instruments.If you want to learn more about Manilow and his philanthropic work including the above, click on over to the Manilow Music Project … [Read more...] about Barry Manilow is Ready to Take a Chance Again–This Time on Music Ed
USDOE’s i3 and the Arts: The Six Percent Solution
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
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