Advocacy Success Stories: Tucson Unified School District (TUSD)
Attend a session by a National Association for Music Education (NAfME) leader or read a piece by a NAfME member, and it is likely you will hear about the distinction…
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International Coalition Performing Arts Aerosol Study Updates Guidelines for Music Education Classrooms
International Coalition Performing Arts Aerosol Study Updates Guidelines for Music Education Classrooms The International Coalition Performing Arts Aerosol Study, of which the National Association for Music Education is a…
NAfME Endorses African American Music History Month Resolution
NAfME and 43 Members of the Music Education Policy Roundtable Join in Endorsing the Resolution National Association for Music Education (NAfME) announced its endorsement of a resolution introduced by Senator…
U.S. Department of Education Recognizes Music Education in Its Newly Released ESSER Guidance
On May 26, the U.S. Department of Education released the first round of guidance regarding the use of Elementary and Secondary School Education Relief Funds (ESSER Funds) since President Biden…
NYSSMA Celebrates 48th Annual Joseph R. Sugar Day
NYSSMA Celebrates 48th Annual Joseph R. Sugar Day during Music In Our Schools Month® With a stroke of his pen, Governor Andrew Cuomo claimed March 2021 as Music In Our…
President Biden Announces Skinny Budget
President Biden Announces Skinny Budget Last week, President Biden released his “skinny budget,” a document that provides the general information about the Biden administration’s budget request to Congress for Fiscal…
Music, Arts, and Social Emotional Learning: Working Together for Positive Student Outcomes
Congressional Briefing: Music, Arts, and Social Emotional Learning Working Together for Positive Student Outcomes This Capitol Hill briefing, hosted on March 24, 2021, by NAfME, CMA Foundation, NAMM, and…
Congress Provides Education Relief through the American Rescue Plan Act
Congress Provides Education Relief through the American Rescue Plan Act On March 11, President Joe Biden signed the American Rescue Plan Act, a massive piece of legislation providing $1.9 trillion…
NAfME Welcomes President Joseph Biden and the Education Transition Team
Music Education Policy Roundtable Sends Specific Education Policy Requests The National Association for Music Education (NAfME) congratulates President Joe Biden on his inauguration as the 46th President of the United…
Federal Education Funding Update
Happy new year! The NAfME public policy team is looking forward to our advocacy work with you in 2021. Over the holiday season, Congress passed and the President enacted legislation…
