Welcome to the EdTA Advocacy Update
November 21, 2017
The Advocacy Update is where you can find current national and state news concerning arts advocacy and arts education.
EdTA NEWS
Advocacy Leadership Network Seeking New State Chapter Members
The Educational Theatre Association’s Advocacy Leadership Network (ALN) will begin accepting applications for new state chapter members on November 15.
EdTA’s 10th Annual Democracyworks Essay Competition will Begin Accepting Entries on Dec 1
The Educational Theatre Association’s tenth annual Democracyworks essay competition will begin accepting entries on December 1. The winner will receive $1,500 toward expenses to attend Arts Advocacy Day in Washington, D.C., March 12-13, 2018, plus $250 cash.
EdTA Releases National Individual Events Training Videos
The Educational Theatre Association has released the first series of National Individual Event Training Videos.
NATIONAL NEWS
EdTA Introduces New Fundraising Arm, the Educational Theatre Foundation
Now we mark a new step with the launch of the Educational Theatre Foundation, which has been formed as the fundraising arm of EdTA, to provide financial support to enhance theatre education and to expand access to school theatre programs for every student. (EdTA)
EdTA JumpStart Theatre Initiative Leaps to National Stage with Major Gift from NBC Chairman Robert Greenblatt
The Educational Theatre Association (EdTA) announced that Robert Greenblatt, Chairman of NBC Entertainment, made a sizable personal donation to EdTA earmarked for JumpStart Theatre. (EdTA)
Review of Evidence: Arts Integration Research through the Lens of the Every Student Succeeds Act
This literature review explores research available on arts integration activities and finds 44 that could qualify for ESSA funding (10 studies met Tier I-III evidence standards for strong, moderate or promising evidence, while 34 met the Tier IV standard for having a research-based rationale). (Wallace Foundation)
STATE NEWS
Got state theatre and other arts education news you want to share? Send it to Shea: shaney@schooltheatre.org
Alaska: Alaska Artistic License an Excellent Addition to ASCA’s Portfolio (Juneau Empire)
Arkansas: Dance Around the World Showcases International Culture (University of Arkansas)
California: Here’s How McCallum Theatre Education Gives Students Access to Arts (Desert Sun)
Richard and Tina Knowles Lawson Opened an Arts Center to Encourage Future Leaders (Essence)
Susan Salcido: Enriching Lives through Arts Education and Community Partnerships (Lompoc Record)
Colorado: The Wheeler RETT Fund Draws Interest from School District (Aspen Daily)
Connecticut: Radio Broadcast Booth, TV Studio in Design Plans for Hartford’s Weaver High School (Hartford Courant)
D.C.: ‘Dancing with the Scholars’ Continues to Support Students (Washington Informer)
Florida: Ten Arts and Cultural Organizations to Support on Give Miami Day (Miami New Times)
Dancer-Choreographer Dennis Wayne, Known as Bad Lad of Ballet, Dies (Palm Beach Daily News)
Idaho: Turning this Old Church into an Arts School has Taken 10 Years and isn’t done. Why? (Idaho Statesman)
Illinois: Alton, Roxana Schools to Receive Grants for in-school Art Education (The Telegraph)
100 Reason: Decatur Area Arts Council Enriches Community’s Culture (Herald Review)
Indiana: Floyd Central High School Pilots ‘Newsies’ (News and Tribune)
Wonder Lab Jr. Grand Openings in Tippecanoe County and Indianapolis Schools (Purdue University News)
Kentucky: Jennifer Lawrence Arts Fund Gives Nearly $100,000 to Four Local Groups (WFPL)
Maryland: Commission Approves Plans for St. James Arts Center (Herald Mail Media)
Massachusetts: Impact of Arts Drives Cyr Legislation (Cape Cod Times)
Asha Kirana: An Evening of Kannada Plays for Charity on Dec. 2 in Sharon (Indian New England)
Minnesota: Judgement of $2.5 Million in Children’s Theatre Abuse Case (San Francisco Chronicle)
Missouri: Muny Offering Acting for Musical Theatre Program (EMissourian)
Local Arts Leaders Attend Statewide Arts Meeting (Hannibal Courier Post)
North Carolina: Blue Ridge Energy “Bright Ideas Grants Awarded (Go Blue Ridge)
Nevada: Helpful Tips for Teaching STEAM in the Classroom (KTNV)
New Jersey: How this Teacher Became an Essential Voice for Dance Education in NJ (Dance Teacher)
New Jersey’s State Council on the Arts Announces Grants for Arts Project Support and Arts Education Special (New Jersey Stage)
New Jersey’s Statewide H.S. Musical Competition Now Accepting Applications (Tap into SOMA)
New Mexico: Grant Allocated for City Roof Repairs Falls Through (Rio Grande Sun)
New York: Flocabulary Supports Turnaround Arts to Improve Struggling Schools through Arts-Based Learning (PR Web)
Ohio: Bat Mitzvah Project Assists Inner-City Dancers (Cleveland Jewish News)
Oregon: Voters in Oakridge, Siuslaw Approve School Funding Measures (The Register-Guard)
Pennsylvania: Music in Schools Gets an Assist from Grammy Organization (The Inquirer Daily News)
Quakertown Builds Dance Studio to Vie with Charter Schools (Middletown Press)
South Carolina: Spartanburg Artist Bringing Educational STEAM Garden to South Side (Go Upstate)
Steinberg Law Firm Announces Yo Art! Inc. As Next Recipient of the Steinberg Law Firm Community Fund (Law Firm Newswire)
Remembering Arts Pioneer Virginia Uldrick (WSPA)
Virginia: Keeping it Real: Barter Actors ‘Create the Human Experience on Stage and in Classroom’ (Bristol Herald Courier)
Wisconsin: Civil Rights Complaint Filed Over Northern Wisconsin Teen Barred from Dance Competitions (Wisconsin Public Radio)
Arts Nonprofit to Transform Historic Walker’s Point (Radio Milwaukee)
Stagecraft Studio Prepares Students for Production Careers (Footlights)
INTERNATIONAL
Australia: Indigenous Language Gamilaraay Saved by NSW Artists through Dance and Song (Death Rattle Sports)
China: Education Ministry Raises Bar for Art and Sports (Sixth Tone)
England: Impact of Austerity Leaves Schoolchildren at Risk of Missing Out on Music (SW Londoner)
Scotland: Traverse Theatre’s Education Project, Class Act, Returns for 26th Year (Broadway World)
WORTH READING
A Theatre, Flea Market and a High School Combine Forces for Arts Success
Started in 1997, the group this year marks its 20th anniversary of serving up a somewhat unlikely trio of commerce, education and art. (KPCC)
Report: Dozens of Arts Programs Could Receive Funding Under Federal Education Law
Dozens of “arts integration” programs, which employ artistic expression as a means of teaching a variety of subjects, are eligible for federal funding under the Every Student Succeeds Act, according to a new study from the American Institutes for Research. More investigation into the efficacy of the method is needed, the authors report, but 10 such programs have already been shown to meet ESSA’s highest evidentiary standards. (The 74 Million)