There are many people across the country who have been waiting on tenterhooks to find out whether or not arts education funding at the United States Department of Education would be zeroed out. It includes funding for the Kennedy Center, VSA Arts, and the competitive grant programs: Arts Education Model Development and Dissemination and Professional Development for Arts … [Read more...] about Federal USDOE Arts Education Funding Cut, but Not Eliminated
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A Interesting Conference Session on Arts Education and Equity
For anyone attending WNET's The Celebration of Teaching and Learning, tomorrow through Saturday, at The New York Hilton, I hope you will consider stopping by.I mean, how often do you get a rising star principal, a teachers union leader, and a member of the governing board for state education policy in one room together talking about arts education? A WELL-ROUNDED EDUCATION IN … [Read more...] about A Interesting Conference Session on Arts Education and Equity
Education Secretary Duncan Urges School Leaders to Go Easy on Arts Ed Cuts
Last week Secretary of Education Arne Duncan sent a letter and three policy letters to the Governors:Key Policy Letters to The Governors, March 3, 2011What you will find most interesting comes from the document Smart Ideas to Increase Educational Productivity and Student Achievement: First, Do No HarmChanges or cuts to education budgets, especially during periods of fiscal … [Read more...] about Education Secretary Duncan Urges School Leaders to Go Easy on Arts Ed Cuts
Death Panels for The Arts and Education?
Yesterday President Obama signed into law the stopgap spending bill that severely cut into education funding, including eliminating funding for the United States Department of Education's arts education programs.Here's a little list of some of the cuts:Tweet Arts in Education--$40 millionNational Writing Project--$25.6 millionTeach for America--$18 millionReading is … [Read more...] about Death Panels for The Arts and Education?
To Have and Have Not: Arts Education in American Public Schools
Before I start this entry, will everyone join me in wishing Jane Remer a VERY HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!!************************************************************************************************************A couple of years ago I was attending a conference on arts education,convened by the United States Department of Education for its AEMDD and Professional Development … [Read more...] about To Have and Have Not: Arts Education in American Public Schools