Welcome to the EdTA Advocacy Update
April 24, 2018
The Advocacy Update is where you can find current national and state news concerning arts advocacy and arts education.
NATIONAL NEWS
Arts and Culture Grow for Fourth Straight Year
The Arts and Cultural Production Satellite Account (ACPSA) released today by the U.S. Department of Commerce's Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA) show that arts and cultural economic activity nationwide increased an inflation-adjusted 4.9 percent in 2015. (Bureau of Economic Analysis)
STATE NEWS
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Arizona: Hundreds Show Up at PUSD Arts & Cultural Festival (Peoria Times)
California: Santa Maria School Districts Partner to Launch Arts Now Community (Lompoc Record)
Another Bridgeport School to Join Turnaround Arts (Fairfield Citizen)
Celebrating SFUSD’s 30-Year Partnership with the San Francisco Symphony (San Francisco Examiner)
Connecticut: Long Warf Theatre to Stage 4th Annual Moments & Minutes Festival April 27 (Broadway World Connecticut)
Florida: The Jimmy Awards Announces the 2018 Inspiring Teaching Award (Broadway World)
Georgia: Schuler Awards Students Building Bright Futures with Georgia Lottery-Funded HOPE Scholarship (Broadway World Atlanta)
Illinois: Local Mom Aims to Boost STEAM Education in Canyon County (Idaho Press-Tribune)
Kansas: 583 Districts and 135 Schools Recognized as Best Communities for Music Education by NAMM Foundation and University of Kansas (PR Newswire)
Former SM North Teacher Maureen Davis to be Inducted into Kansas Teachers’ Hall of Fame (Shawnee Mission Post)
Kentucky: A Comeback for Union: Theatre Group Revived in Boone County (Cincinnati Enquirer)
Michigan: Music Program Receives National Recognition (Grand Haven Tribune)
Minnesota: National Theatre & Education Conference Coming to Minneapolis this August (Broadway World Minneapolis)
Missouri: ‘Hamilton’ Teaches Battle High School Students American History (Missourian)
New Jersey: SOPAC Announces Major Grant from William Randolph Heart Foundations for Arts Ed (Broadway World New Jersey)
New York: Arts Contribute Over $114 Billion to New York State Economy (Broadway World)
Applications Open or Essex Community Fund (Press-Republican)
North Carolina: Short Stack: Food for Thought, Quick and Over Easy (Greensboro News & Record)
Oregon: Tony Award is Still Paying Off for Hood River Drama Program a Year Later (Oregon Live)
Pennsylvania: Hanover Big Winner in High School Theatre Showcase (York Dispatch)
South Dakota: Male Dancer Sues Over Ban on Boys in Dance Competition (World Net Daily)
Tennessee: Hamilton County School Board to Vote to Approve Budget Today (Times Free Press)
Utah: Commentary: Utah’s Art Education Policy Hurts Culture and Economy (The Salt Lake Tribune)
Virginia: Letter: Cuts to Arlington School Funding Would Be Short-Sighted (Inside Nova)
INTERNATIONAL NEWS
Bosnia: Drama Helps Battle Child Marriage in Bosnia and Herzegovina (United Nations Population Fund)
Ireland: Northern Irish Arts Hit by ‘Terrifying’ Funding Cuts (The Stage)
England: Arts Risk Becoming the Preserve of the Elite Once Again (The Telegraph)
Rob Halliday: EU Lighting Changes Threaten the Entire Theatre Industry (The Stage)
WORTH READING
Parkland Survivors Get a Broadway Master Class in Healing
On a Tuesday evening in a small theater in the back of a shopping center here, the teenage cast of the rock musical “Spring Awakening" pogoes around the stage, shouting the unprintable lyrics from one of its most ferocious songs. (New York Times)
This is Why We Bother with Drama in the Classroom
We bother our students to get things done, we bother to show up, we save student’s bother and anxiety, and if we’re not saying “bother!”, then we are being a bother. (Education HQ Australia)
There is a Ways to Go in Fixing Tisch Racial Insensitivity
Racial insensitivity in the Tisch Drama Program has come to light, as nine black students bravely came forward to share their stories of facing microaggressions and outright racism. Now, it is important for us at NYU to seek ways to solve these problems. (
Washington Square News)