The Advocacy Update is where you can find current national and state news concerning arts advocacy and arts education
EdTA NEWS
The Educational Theatre Association Launches Legislator Advocacy Award: The Educational Theatre Association will award the first EdTA Legislator Leadership Award for Arts Education to Congressman Leonard Lance, who represents New Jersey’s 7th Congressional District.
NATIONAL NEWS
AMERICANS FOR THE ARTS STATEMENT ON ACTION BY THE U.S. HOUSE APPROPRIATIONS SUBCOMMITTEE ON THE INTERIOR: The U.S. House Appropriations Subcommittee on the Interior, which proposed funding of $145 million for the National Endowment for the Arts and the National Endowment for the Humanities in FY2018. (Americans for the Arts)
DeVos’s Hard Line on New Education Law Surprises States: President Barack Obama signed the Every Student Succeeds Act in 2015 as the less intrusive successor to the No Child Left Behind law, which was maligned by many in both political parties as punitive and prescriptive. (The New York Times)
STATE NEWS
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Arkansas: Arkansas Arts Culture Adds to Economy (KNWA)
California: State Budget Permanently Increases Arts Council Funding by $6.8 Mil (KQED)
Arts Council Grant Opens World of Theater to Local Students (Noozhawk)
Colorado: Area arts organizations receive NEA funding (BizWest Media)
Florida: 12 nonprofits to split $65K-plus (FlKeysNews.com)
Georgia: RiverCenter, Synovus raise $30,000 with arts education challenge (Columbus Ledger-Enquirer)
Which 100 organizations received funding from the Georgia Council for the Arts? (Atlanta Business Chronicle)
Louisiana: Setting the Stage for Arts Integration (Edutopia)
Michigan: Popular Young Americans summer workshops huge draw for students; contribute to arts programming in schools (Harbor Light)
New Jersey: NEA funding boosts North Jersey arts education (NorthJersey.com)
North Carolina: Johnston County Arts Council Accepting Grant Applications (My Daily Record)
Oklahoma: CTAC’s 40 years of bringing culture to community shows no signs of stopping (Duncan Banner)
Texas: SAY Sí Student Artists Visualize Education Inequities (Rivard Report)
WORTH READING
Creative Teachers Help Teens Thrive, But We Keep Cutting Arts Classes Anyway: Funding for arts education is once again on the chopping block, but that doesn’t mean teachers have stopped encouraging students to develop their creativity. (GOOD Magazine)
Finding the proper place for the arts in education: Intro: In the arena of education, the debate about whether the arts warrant the investment of class time and money is ongoing. (MultiBriefs Exclusive)
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