Advocacy

Welcome to the EdTA Advocacy Update

July 12, 2016

The Advocacy Update is where you can find current national and state news concerning arts advocacy and arts education

EdTA NEWS

Get to know 2016 board candidates: The slate of candidates for the 2016 Educational Theatre Association Board of Directors election has been finalized.

NATIONAL NEWS

How Will ESSA's Innovative Assessment Pilot Work?: States and districts that want to "test-drive" the next generation of assessments will have the chance, thanks to one of the most buzzed-about pieces of the Every Student Succeeds Act. (Education Week)

STATE NEWS

Got state theatre and other arts education news you want to share? Send it to May mhetzer@schooltheatre.org

Arizona: Opinion: Arizona politicians come together for the Arts (Scottsdale Independent)

California: With increased state funds, the California Arts Council expands its reach (89.3 KPCC)

Florida: Public Input Sought on Arts Education (Arts Council Hillsborough County)

Georgia: Performing Arts Center and Preschool Academy of the Arts Celebrates 18 Years of Arts Education and Service to the Atlanta Area (Press Release Rocket)

Illinois: It's "Hamilton's" World, We Just Live in It. Here's Further Proof (Inside Philanthropy)

Maine: Maine Arts Commission names artists to Teaching Artist Roster (Kennebec Journal & Morning Sentinel)

Michigan: Free art education programs planned for students affected by water crisis in Flint (Encore Michigan)

New Jersey: One-of-a-Kind State Survey Finds Most N.J. Students Are Taking Art (Education Week (subscription) (blog))

Ohio: Cleveland Foundation announces $12.5 million in June grants (WKYC-TV)

Pennsylvania: Teens perform Duck for President at libraries in Berks this summer  (Boyertown Berk Montgomery Newspapers)

Partnership with ArtistYear to Bring Arts to Philadelphia Schools  (DrexelNow)

Texas: Big Aspirations in the Big Apple: Puentes Young Artists' Residency          (San Antonio Current)

West Virginia: Arts in Action strives to bring fine arts to all (Huntington Herald Dispatch)

WORTH READING

Lin-Manuel Miranda talks to 200 theatre educators at the Broadway Teachers Workshop: “Life’s a gift, it’s not to be taken for granted.” (http://www.hesherman.com)

A Boot Camp for Broadway’s Starry-Eyed Fledglings: Like so many others who beat the odds to make it to Broadway, they arrived with personal stories to tell.  (The New York Times)