Advocacy

Wisconsin MEA 2020

Wisconsin Music Educators Association Receives 2020 Excellence in Advocacy Award

For Immediate Release Media Contact: Catherina Hurlburt CatherinaH@nafme.org or 571-323-3395 Wisconsin Music Educators Association Receives 2020 Excellence in Advocacy Award   RESTON, VA (August 13, 2020)—The National Association for Music Education…

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CMA Foundation and NAfME Announce 2020 State Advocacy Award Grant Winners

For Immediate Release Media Contact: Catherina Hurlburt CatherinaH@nafme.org or 571-323-3396 CMA Foundation and NAfME Announce 2020 State Advocacy Award Grant Winners RESTON, VA (July 20, 2020) — In collaboration with…

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Arts Ed Is Essential rotator NAfME

NAfME Joins 52 Other National Organizations to Support Arts Education as Essential

  For Immediate Release Contact: NAfME Advocacy Advocacy@nafme.org or (703) 860-4000 NAfME Joins 52 Other National Organizations to Support Arts Education as Essential for Students during COVID-19 Pandemic RESTON, VA…

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A Conductor’s Tale: Francisco J. Núñez

A Conductor’s Tale Interview with American Young Voices Conductor Francisco J. Núñez By NAfME Member Thomas Amoriello Jr. Francisco J. Núñez is Principal Conductor of American Young Voices (AYV), and…

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Music Changes Lives (MIOSM)

March 2020 Marks the 35th Music In Our Schools Month®

For Immediate Release Contact: Catherina Hurlburt at NAfME catherinah@nafme.org or (703) 860-4000 March 2020 Marks the 35th Music In Our Schools Month® This Year’s MIOSM® Theme Is “Music Changes Lives”…

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2019 Collegiate Advocacy Summit table discussion

How the NAfME Collegiate Leadership Advocacy Summit Helped Reorient Our Collegiate Chapter

How the 2019 NAfME Collegiate Advocacy Summit Helped Reorient Our Collegiate Chapter Mission, Purpose, and Growth in Our Campus Chapter By NAfME Collegiate Member Jacob Austrino  For the past two…

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high school students smiling playing band instruments in classroom. Students are practicing music at high school.

Title IV-A Success Stories

he benefits of the Every Student Succeeds Act’s (ESSA) Title IV-A are beginning to be felt in school districts across the country.  Funds awarded through this flexible block grant have…

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2019 Excellence in Advocacy Award Florida MEA

Florida Music Education Association Receives 2019 Excellence in Advocacy Award

For Immediate Release Media Contact: Catherina Hurlburt CatherinaH@nafme.org or 571-323-3395 Florida Music Education Association Receives 2019 Excellence in Advocacy Award RESTON, VA (July 24, 2019)—The National Association for Music Education (NAfME)…

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Ways to Celebrate Music In Our Schools Month® in Your School

Ways to Celebrate Music In Our Schools Month® in Your School Shine a Spotlight on Music’s Role in All Students’ Education By NAfME member Elizabeth Caldwell Music In Our Schools…

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