Advocacy

Welcome to the EdTA Advocacy Update

November 1, 2016

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

EdTA NEWS

EdTA Democracyworks student essay competition is now accepting submissions. This year’s prompt is ““Why do you think STEAM education is important to the well-rounded education of all students?”

NATIONAL NEWS

U.S. Department of Education Releases Guidance on Supporting Early Learning through the Every Student Succeeds Act: The U.S Department of Education released a non-regulatory guidance to help ensure young children from birth through third-grade get the strong start they need to achieve success in school and in life. (US Department of Education)

STATE NEWS

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

Arizona: Arts leaders seek answer for youth engagement downturn (AZCentral.com)

California: Statewide arts education database highlights gaps in hopes of spurring change (89.3 KPCC)

How the arts are teaching Riverside students lessons in history, science and math (The Press-Enterprise)

Connecticut: CONNECTICUT ADOPTS NEW ARTS EDUCATION STANDARDS (Americans for the Arts)

Florida: On the ballot for another renewal, Pinellas school tax supplements funding from Tallahassee (Tampa Bay Times)

Indiana: Kids Dance Outreach provides access to a high quality arts education in Indianapolis (The Indy Channel)

Louisiana: Graham Nash serenades N.O East School in celebration of new arts partnership (The New Orleans Advocate)

Maine: BWW Video Flash: Theatre Miniatures: A Series of Mini Video Profiles (Broadway World)

Michigan: Three local arts groups among those to receive Kresge grants (Dearborn Press and Guide)

Childhood Creativity Leads to Innovation in Adulthood (Psychology Today)

Minnesota: ISD 318 DISCUSSES TECHNOLOGY UPDATES, IMPLEMENTING ARTS (Virginiamn)

Nebraska: 'Please Touch the Art' exhibit aims to make art more accessible to blind, visually impaired (Omaha World-Herald)

New Jersey: NJPAC's Arts Education Department Announces After-School and Saturday Classes for Ages 10-18 (New Jersey Stage)

North Carolina: Asheville Art Museum receives $25,000 grant to expand partnership programs with area schools (Mountain Xpress)

Ohio: Cleveland-born opera talent Mark Doss gives back with benefit for arts education (preview) (Cleveland.com)

Virginia: Large, diverse crowd celebrates the arts in Fairfax County (Fairfax Times)

WORTH READING

New Grants Help Theatre Students in Financially Challenged Communities: The Educational Theatre Association and Tams-Witmark Music Library are behind the grants that will help theatre programs at six schools during the first phase of the initiative. (Playbill.com)