On May 25, 2011 the House Education & Workforce Committee, by a vote of 23-16, approved HR 1891, legislation that terminates 42 federal education programs, including the Arts in Education program at the U.S. Department of Education. This bill is more serious than the annual funding measures that threaten to de-fund arts education, as HR 1891 permanently strips policy language out of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA) that allows the Arts in Education program to be funded each year.
Grantmakers in the Arts
by Abigail
Please join us next Tuesday, June 21, at 2:00 EST/11:00 PST for Arts Education | Common Core: What Are the Possibilities for the Arts?, a web-based presentation by Julie Fry of The William and Flora Hewlett Foundation and Richard Kessler of The Center for Arts Education.
by Steve
The National Assembly of State Arts Agencies document covering activities in various state governments has new updates today from South Carolina, where legislation is in the works to reduce the funding for the South Carolina Arts Commission. Governor Haley has recommended eliminating the agency. Also, the latest from Kansas and other states.
by Abigail
Next Monday, June 20th, Paul Brest, president of The William and Flora Hewlett Foundation, will be starting a conversation about general operating support on GIA's Talk Back blog.
by Steve
A list of resources to help arts managers with technology planning, software comparison, trends analysis, best practices, and more. From David Dombrosky at The Center for Arts Management and Technology.
by Steve
The Chronicle of Philanthropy is hosting a live discussion tomorrow (Tuesday, June 14) at noon Eastern time (9am Pacific). The Ins and Outs of Strategic Collaboration is the first of a three-part series with the Nonprofit Finance Fund.
by Steve
The Center for Arts Management and Technology at Carnegie Mellon today revisits the idea of dynamic pricing for Arts presenters:
by Abigail
Overheard this morning on my way to work, a story about Governor Brownback's defunding of the Kansas Arts Commission and a variety of perspectives on public (and private) arts funding. Listen here.