Welcome to the EdTA Advocacy Update
December 29, 2016
The Advocacy Update is where you can find current national and state news concerning arts advocacy and arts education
EdTA NEWS
Thespian awarded 2017 Costumer internship: As part of its 100th anniversary in 2017, The Costumer has given a national internship in costuming to an outstanding Thespian. This partnership marks the first internship for the International Thespian Society.
NATIONAL NEWS
Virtual Event: Keys to ESSA Readiness: This virtual event will outline the state of play on ESSA implementation, including new federal regulations and guidance, timelines, and the capacity lift for state and local officials. (Education Week)
STATE NEWS
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California: Burbank Arts for All marks a decade of supporting arts education in schools and the community (Los Angeles Times)
California State Schools Chief Tom Torlakson Supports New Legislation to Promote Media Arts Education (Sierra Sun Times)
Illinois: Arts Education on the Rise in Chicago Public Schools (Chicago Schools Blog)
Kentucky: 12th Annual SETC Teachers Institute (SETC.org)
Maryland: With $3 million gift, Baltimore School for the Arts expands programming (Baltimore Sun)
Massachusetts: Guest Column: Getting Smart about Art (iBerkshires.com)
Michigan: Matrix Theatre Company Receives $20,000 NEA Grant for Arts Education Programs (Broadway World)
Minnesota: Over $10,000 worth of instruments donated to Metcalf Middle School (SW News Media)
Missouri: Partnership with theater department cues creativity in engineering students (University of Missouri)
New Jersey: Students from Elizabeth Get 'Hands-On' Education at Visual Arts Center of New Jersey (Broadway World)
New York: Number of Art Teachers in City Schools Hits 11-Year High, Chancellor Says (DNAinfo)
North Carolina: Local educators say a state requirement to shrink K-3 classes could force them to chop electives (StarNewsOnline.com)
Pennsylvania: What Trump means for the arts in Pennsylvania (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette)
Art Education opens new vistas for young people: Emily Moore (PennLive.com)
Texas: Program cultivates arts, connects students to instruments, resources (Monitor)
WORTH READING
WolfTrap Foundation Receives 100K Grant: The grant from the National Endowment for the Arts will be used to implement an early learning through the arts program with WolfTrap. (Patch.com)
Arts classes may help relieve stress in kids from poor neighborhoods: A new study suggests that quality arts education could be lowering stress levels in economically disadvantaged kids. (Newsworks.org)