Advocacy

Welcome to the EdTA Advocacy Update

August 10, 2016

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

EdTA NEWS

Broadway Back to School 2016!: Mark your calendar for Monday, September 26th, at Feinstein’s/54 Below, for Broadway Back to School 2016!

STATE NEWS

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

Arizona: Local drama teacher wins national award (Tucson News Now)

Colorado: Cast Members from ‘Beautiful’ Offer Education Opportunity (CBS Denver)

Delaware: DDOA announces nearly $3 million in grant funding (Delaware First Media)

Florida: What’s Brewing with Stephanie: Center for Creative Education (WPBF West Palm Beach)

Georgia: Muscogee kindergarten teachers learn ways to integrate arts into lessons (Columbus Ledger-Enquirer)

Indiana: Riley Educational Arts Festival (Greenfield Daily Reporter)

Louisiana: Integrating arts into every academic subject at Lake Charles Charter Academy (KPLC-TV)

Massachusetts: What Gov. Baker's Proposed 55 Percent Cut In Arts Funding Could Mean To Massachusetts (WBUR)

New York: Pratt Institute Announces K-12 Center to Provide Arts Education to Community (The Hispanic Outlook in Higher Education Magazine)

Pennsylvania: Grants promote wellness through art (TribDem.com)

South Carolina: Students explore the arts through Governor's School’s iGNITE program (The State)

WORTH READING

How to Teach Your Children to Care about Art: What is it about art that commands a child’s attention? What impact can art have on a child’s development? And more broadly, what can be done to instill an appreciation of art in children? (Artsy)

Apply for a Classroom Grant from Andrew Lloyd Webber Foundation's New Initiative: Grant requests of up to $100,000 will be considered for K-12 public schools, with the deadline of September 30, 2016. (Broadway World)