Welcome to the EdTA Advocacy Update
August 16, 2017
The Advocacy Update is where you can find current national and state news concerning arts advocacy and arts education.
EdTA NEWS
EdTA National Conference Grant Recipients 2017
The Educational Theatre Association has awarded four members with the EdTA National Conference Grant for Theatre Educators in support of their professional development.
NATIONAL NEWS
Federal Communication Commission to consider revised wireless microphone licensing rules
On July 13, the Federal Communications Commission took action to revise and clarify its rules to promote more effective spectrum access for wireless microphone operations in the TV bands, including the needs of smaller professional theater, music, performing arts, and similar organizations.
Americans for the Arts releases new arts economic impact report
Arts & Economic Prosperity 5 is Americans for the Arts’ fifth study of the nonprofit arts and culture industry's impact on the economy. It documents the economic contributions of the arts in 341 diverse communities and regions across the country, representing all 50 states and the District of Columbia.
STATE NEWS
Got state theatre and other arts education news you want to share? Send it to Shea: shaney@schooltheatre.org
California: Hamilton and Its Innovative Education Program Arrive in Los Angeles (The Hollywood Reporter)
Rancho Santa Fe School District Crafts Strategic Plan for the Arts (Rancho Santa Fe Review)
Colorado: Nonprofit Arts Sector Contributes $18 Million to Durango Economy (Durango Herald)
Florida: Tampa’s Nonprofit Channels Cut from City Budget (Tampa Bay Times)
One Alumna’s Mission to Make Arts Education Accessible in Miami (FIU News)
Georgia: A Banner Week for Education in this Region, in both the Arts and Science (Ledger Enquirer)
Kansas: Arts Commission Awards Corbin Theatre and Jewish Community Center Grants (Kansas City Star)
Kentucky: Fund for the Arts Meets its $8.5 Million Campaign Goal (Insider Louisville)
Maryland: Can STEM Instruction Benefit from an Infusion of the Arts? One Maryland District Says Yes (Education Drive)
Massachusetts: Worcester Supt. Doesn’t ‘See a Need’ for Proposed Arts School (Worcester Telegram)
Minnesota: City Renews Financial Commitment to Hutchinson Center for the Arts (Crow River Media)
Missouri: Gov. Greitens Picks Three New Members for Missouri Board of Education (St. Louis Post-Dispatch)
New Mexico: Former Drama Teacher Sues District for Sex Discrimination (The Los Alamos Monitor)
Ohio: Why the Constitution Says ‘No’ to Cutting off Money for Arts (Cincinnati Enquirer)
Tennessee: Sister Cities Gets Arts Project Support Grant from State (Franklin Home Page)
Washington: County Voters Reject Arts, Heritage, Science Tax (Vashon Beach Comber)
West Virginia: New Website Launched for Education, Arts (The Herald Dispatch)
Wisconsin: Pankratz Arts Exchange, Inc. Celebrates 10 Years of Performance (Fon du Lac Reporter)
WORTH READING
Where All the School’s a Stage, and the List of Success Stories is Long
When Bre-Yanna Cameron was in middle school, singing and acting meant one thing to her: escape. Performing was the only time she felt liberated — no bullies, no fights, no peer pressure, no doubts. (New York Times)
Will Private Funding Save Public Music Education?
Is a restoration of serious arts education to the lives of our children finally within reach? A lot is riding on the answer. Ask any arts leader why getting audiences is so hard and you’ll get the same response: Lack of arts in schools. (Philadelphia Daily News)