Arts Education

Secretary of Education Arne Duncan testified in front of the House Appropriations Labor, Health and Human Services, Education Subcommittee on the Administration’s Fiscal Year 2013 Budget Proposal for the U.S. Department of Education. Attached is a summary of the discussion.

Just added to the GIA Library is Creating Pennsylvania’s Future Through the Arts and Education, a report from The Education Policy and Leadership Center. The report follows a year-long process of discussions by a 32-member Study Group, a comprehensive review of relevant public policies in Pennsylvania and other states, eight regional community forums, and surveys of several stakeholder groups by EPLC.

• Duncan Blasts Ryan Budget Plan, from Education Week
• Duncan Defends New Spending, from Inside Higher Ed
• Is the Federal Education Stimulus Working?, from The Atlantic

• ED Program Helps Put Homeless Students on Right Track, from US Dept. of Education Homeroom blog.
• Tough Budget for Loans and Pell, from Inside Higher ED.

Secretary of Education Arne Duncan was keynote speaker at SXSWedu last week. You can read the text of his speech at www.ed.gov/news/speeches/new-platform-learning.

Download this .pdf chart that compares ESEA Proposals. Updated March 9, 2012.

From the Penn Hill Group
February 14, 2012

The FY 2013 budget request was submitted to Congress by the Obama Administration on February 13, 2012. Below is a summary and analysis of the portion of this budget request pertaining to the U.S. Department of Education (ED).

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   FY 2013 Budget Request for the U.S. Department of Education (184Kb)

You can now watch the video recording of the presentation.

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The Penn Hill Group, with oversight from the Arts Education Funders Coalition advisory committee, will develop a comprehensive strategy that seeks to reinvigorate arts education in federal policy. A strategic plan, complete with messages, talking points, supporting research, and policy language, will be crafted, to arm arts champions with the tools to advocate effectively. This coalition is in the unique position to have fundamental impact on the federal arts education policy landscape.