The Biden Administration’s New Secretary of Education: An Overview
With the inauguration of Joe Biden as the 46th President of the United States comes a new executive branch of government. President Biden honored his campaign promise to nominate a…
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This Week in the States – Governors’ Budget Proposals
All 50 state legislatures will meet this year, with most of them convening in January. We expect COVID-19 to be the dominating topic at the state level with state finance…
Breaking Down the 2020 State Elections
Breaking Down the 2020 State Elections The Impact of Elections on Education Policy The 2020 elections are poised to have a potentially large impact on education in the states. Many…
State Success Stories—Ohio
State Success Stories—Ohio Our affiliated state associations are responsible for great work that is done daily to try and create equitable access to quality music education for America’s students. This…
State Advocacy Leadership Forces: A New State Trend
The State Advocacy Engagement Manager for NAfME helps state music education associations (MEAs) position themselves to be successful advocates for music education. To that end, we have worked with many…
States Addressing Budget Shortfalls without Cutting Education
Plenty of reporting has been done on the effect of the COVID-19 pandemic on state budgeting and revenue. NAfME itself has analyzed the effect of this pandemic on education budgets…
2020 Analysis of State Music Education Certification Practices in the United States
Teacher certification and licensure practices for music educators vary by state. Preservice music teachers, in-service music teachers, and music teacher educators can all benefit from knowing what the music teacher…
State Success Stories – Alabama
In our next entry in the State Success Stories series, we want to spotlight some of the work that the Alabama Music Educators Association (AMEA) has done in response to…
The Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on State Education Budgets
The Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on State Education Budgets The COVID-19 coronavirus outbreak in the United States has all but shuttered normal life and the economy as we…
State Success Stories: Wisconsin
Wisconsin Music Educators Association Our affiliated state music education associations do such amazing work on a regular basis. It is one of the things that makes NAfME staff and leadership…
