Welcome to the EdTA Advocacy Update
October 18, 2016
The Advocacy Update is where you can find current national and state news concerning arts advocacy and arts education
EdTA NEWS
The deadline to register for the Junior Thespian Festival is November 15!: EdTA and iTheatrics will jointly conduct JTF West, a new theatre festival for middle school students, at the Sacramento Convention Center from February 10-12, 2017.
NATIONAL NEWS
Presidential Proclamation -- National Arts and Humanities Month, 2016: the arts enrich our souls, inspire us to chase our dreams, and challenge us to see things through a different lens. (The White House)
STATE NEWS
Got state theatre and other arts education news you want to share? Send it to May mhetzer@schooltheatre.org
California: Two Major Legislative Victories in California for Music and Arts Education! (National Association for Music Education)
Santa Cruz Mountains Arts Center brings artists to schools, allowing access to art (Santa Cruz Sentinel)
Massachusetts: It’s Time to Put Arts Education Back in the Mix (WBUR)
Michigan: Michigan schools fine-tune arts assessment (District Administration)
Mississippi: Arts education plan for K-8 students in Meridian (WTOK)
New Jersey: ADVOCATES ARGUE ALL NEW JERSEY SCHOOLS SHOULD OFFER ARTS CLASSES (NJ Spotlight)
The Eagle Theatre Conservatory Keeps Arts Education Strong (New Jersey Stage)
New Mexico: Creativity and Academics: The Power of an Arts Education (Edutopia)
North Dakota: Turnaround Arts Comes to Cannonball Schools (WDAZ)
Ohio: Artful Living puts youth on a creative path (Massillon Independent)
Pennsylvania: Partnerships Selected for National Initiative Leveraging Arts to Revitalize Communities (NACEDA)
Texas: STEM to STEAM (Smart Brief)
Utah: Pony Express Elementary receives PTA award after resurrecting arts program (Herald Extra)
Virginia: Richmond mayoral candidates talk art and culture and its role in the city (Richmond.com)
WORTH READING
iTheatrics Receives Standing Ovation Award from Educational Theatre Association: The New York City-based theatrical organization iTheatrics has received the Standing Ovation Award from the Educational Theatre Association. (Playbill.com)
Lin-Manuel Miranda: “Arts Education…Saved My Life”: Miranda revealed how the arts have impacted him, saying that arts education, “saved my life.” (WFMT.com)