The President's Committee on the Arts and the Humanities (PCAH) and the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts have opened applications for school districts, foundations, or nonprofits to apply to join Turnaround Arts, a program to assist school reform through high-quality and integrated arts education.
Arts Education
by Monica
A recent article in Education Week highlights efforts to encourage schools in various states to use Title I funds for arts education programs:
by Monica
By Tom Teicholz, writing for Forbes:
The Los Angeles City College Foundation announced a $10.1 million gift from The Herb Alpert Foundation, creating an endowment that will provide tuition free attendance at Los Angeles City College to all music majors. This is the largest gift ever for a Southern California Community College.
September 2021. At the convocation address to every entering student at a US university/college/community college arts program, conservatory, and high school of the arts:
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by Steve
In response to a recent controversy at a service organization convening discussing equity at the National Endowment for the Arts, Janet Brown, CEO of Grantmakers in the Arts, and Richard Kessler, Executive Dean of the College of Performing Arts at The New School, have penned an open letter to the arts community.
by Monica
Boston Public Schools Arts Expansion has released a new publication, Dancing to the Top: How Collective Action Revitalized Arts Education in Boston. This case study of the Boston Public Schools Arts Expansion (BPS-AE), a program supported by Barr Foundation and others, examines the expansion of quality in-school arts instruction as a means to increase equity of opportunity in Boston Public Schools.
by Monica
As announced by The Wallace Foundation, a new report from RAND Corporation outlines how public schools can utilize funding from the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA) to support leadership improvement:
Those who can, do…and teach the arts.
Bring Your Art. Bring Your Heart. Teach.
I am a teaching artist. That’s why there is so much crap in my car.
Read More...The GIA Library features a number of recommended articles on Arts Education. Note: For more research and articles on arts and education, go to Library and search “arts and education” or click here.