STATE MUST RESTORE LONG-NEGLECTED FUNDING
The San Jose Mercury News weighs in on the arts education funding debate in Calfironia: Arts programs due for cash infusion Mercury News Editorial This weekend and next, Willow Glen High School will perform the musical “Once on This Island'' with a new partner, Children's Musical Theater San Jose. Willow Glen is providing the actors […]
Listen to the students!
Sometimes our students demonstrate wisdom beyond their years! From the NY Times: To the Editor: As a high school student, I'm completely opposed to "narrowing the curriculum." It is bad for the students. What happens to these students after they have been deprived of government, history, science and so much more? This is what I […]
Majority of School Leaders Report Gains in Achievement, But a Narrower Curriculum Focus Under No Child Left Behind
NCLB Affecting Everyday Lives of Students & Educators; Greatest Impact in Urban Districts, According to New Report, Survey WASHINGTON – March 28, 2006 – The No Child Left Behind Act (NCLB) is having a greater impact on the everyday activities of schools and districts, including prompting districts to better align instruction and state standards and […]
And so it begins…
I firmly believe that Sunday's New York Times article Schools Cut Back Subjects to Push Reading and Math has established the tipping point for the whole issue of "narrowing the curriculum. The article, based on a report due today from the Center on Education Policy has been widely published in this country over the past […]
NY Times “Schools Cut Back Subjects to Push Reading and Math”
Another report will be released this week showing, once again, the impact of NCLB on "narrowing the curriculum. One stunning number: 71% of school districts have narrowed the curriculum as a result of NCLB. The threat to music and arts education programs is now reaching crisis proportion. The story By SAM DILLON: Schools Cut Back […]
“Schwarzenegger’s school-arts budget is an opportunity that cannot be squandered”
Today's San Francisco Chronicle weighs in on our side regarding the proposed $100 million reinvestment in arts education for California's public schools. The paper clearly supports the proposal and offers some excellent suggestions to provide accountability and to ensure the funds will be used to build upon and not replace existing funds. EDITORIAL – San […]
NJ Arts Ed Survey Ready to Launch!
Eighteen months and lots of meetings, reserach, pilot studies, drafts, negotiations, and vetting has brought us to the point where we are preparing to launch the most significant census of arts education ever undertaken in the United States. On Monday, March 20, 2006 acting Commissioner of Education Lucille Davy sent a letter to all public […]
Supporting a Well-Rounded Educattion
In an update from the Governor's office called the "Governor's Record on Education," Governor Schwarzenegger outlines his accomplishments in education during his term. Half way down the page this pops out: Supporting a Well-Rounded Education Bringing Arts and Music Back to the Classroom In recent years, many California school districts have reduced course offerings in […]
Coming to a Spring Concert Near You: Video Game Music
First, we heard about symphony orchestras performing concerts based on the music of popular video games… now these themes are making their way into music classrooms across the country. Traditionalists may cringe at the thought of video game music… but many of the scores are well done. Of course, it took a while for music […]
Battle Lines and Buzz Words are Drawn in Florida over Graduation Requirments
If the Governor of Florida is call for a system with more "relevant learning opportunities" is it fair to say he feels that arts education is an "irrelevant" learning opportunity? Gov. Jeb Bush's proposal to dramatically overhaul Florida's education system would give him a much stronger hand in turning around struggling schools, force educators to […]
