Welcome to the EdTA Advocacy Update
July 26, 2016
The Advocacy Update is where you can find current national and state news concerning arts advocacy and arts education
EdTA NEWS
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NATIONAL NEWS
Who Gets Your Vote This Election Season? The Arts!: Whether Republican or Democrat or Independent, everyone can contribute to the growth of the arts in America. (Huffington Post)
STATE NEWS
Got state theatre and other arts education news you want to share? Send it to May mhetzer@schooltheatre.org
California: Culture Report: Music to Educators’ Ears (Voice of San Diego)
Florida: Duval expands arts to nearly three quarters of its students (Florida Times-Union)
Idaho: Arts education provides essential tools (Idaho Mountain Express and Guide)
Indiana: John Brademas, ex-congressman known as Mr. Education and Mr. Arts, dies at 89: (Tampabay.com)
Kansas: What the arts teach us: WSU music professor makes case for creativity (Wichita Eagle)
Maine: Maine Teaching Artists workshop set (Kennebec Journal & Morning Sentinel)
Maryland: Musical pathways to success (Baltimore Sun)
Massachusetts: Legislature should override Baker’s arts veto (The Boston Globe)
Michigan: Park West Gallery inspires young artists with National PTA sponsorship (PR Newswire (press release))
New Jersey: Organizations Serving Newark Recently Approved for Generous Grant (Brick City Live)
South Dakota: New Cultural Plan adds to artistic vision, cultural equality for Rapid City (Rapid City Journal)
Tennessee: Council part of arts study (Paris Post Intelligencer)
WORTH READING
In A Maryland County, Taxing Student Actors In Pay To Play Plan : In an era of constrained school budgets, it is not all that unusual – albeit quite problematic in terms of diversity and equity – to find schools charging students and their parents “activity fees” to offset certain expenses. (Arts Integrity)
10 Life Lessons Theatre Taught Me: In today’s world, it can be extremely heartbreaking to see how society views young people and their relationship with the arts. (Onstage)