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In a post for Common Core, Lynne Munson addresses the ongoing lack of results from education reform, as evidenced by recent NAEP data, noting:
Maybe we need to give content a chance. What I mean by “content” is the actual knowledge that is imbedded in quality curricula. Knowledge of things like standard algorithms, poetry, America’s past, foreign languages, great painters, chemistry, our form of government, and much more.
From Jonathan Abarbanel at WBEZ.org in Chicago:
As first reported last week by WBEZ's Lynette Kalsnes, Commissioner Boone revealed in budget hearings that the 2012 plan for her department calls for taking back responsibilities for planning and day-to-day execution of cultural programs, which had been contracted out to the Chicago Office of Tourism (renamed the Chicago Office of Tourism and Culture in recognition of its expanded responsibilities).
From Rick Cohen at The Nonprofit Quarterly:
While some museums are cleaning up with charitable donations (especially from the very wealthy), others are having a tough time piecing together sustainable budgets based on shaky blends of fees, sales, and charitable donations. That may have been the circumstance with two Austin, Texas museums—Arthouse and the Austin Museum of Art.
From Hilary Howard at The New York Times:
“Leon’s gone after philanthropy in much the same way as he did making money,” said Hugh L. McColl Jr., former chief executive of Bank of America, which is based in Charlotte. “He sees donations as investments in worthwhile projects, he does a lot of due diligence when looking at potential recipients, and he’s diligent about holding their feet to the fire about doing what the money is supposed to do.”
Hello everyone! My name is Anne Schruth and I have the pleasure of working directly with individual foreign-born artists as they design and implement cultural events and exhibitions in the Vilcek Foundation’s gallery space. I am thrilled for this opportunity … Continue reading
The New York Times manages to mangle the NEA's recent report on Artists in the Workforce with the headline "Study Says Artists Have Higher Salaries" completely missing the point, and quoting the most misleading stat they could find in this useful research report.
ARTSblog continues its retrospective of the GIA conference with Barbara Schaffer Bacon writing about the session she and Marete Wester organized to look at the realities of labels such as "elite" and "progressive". The session included a short play by GIA deputy director Tommer Peterson.
The count isn't official yet, but the polls say that Ireland has elected poet Michael Higgins as president.
From John Hanna at Bloomberg Businessweek:
An NEA official told Gov. Sam Brownback's office in a letter this week that the Kansas Arts Commission remains ineligible for funds because it hasn't demonstrated that it's supported financially by the state. The letter, obtained Thursday by The Associated Press, says private contributions would not fulfill the requirement for state support.