Advocacy

2016 ANHE Horn

How State Associations Can Support School Music Programs

How State Associations Can Support School Music Programs By Craig Manteuffel, sponsored by the National Federation of State High School Associations “Music produces a kind of pleasure which human nature…

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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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Everyone Can Create Offers All Students Opportunities to Be Creative

Music In Our Schools Month® Everyone Can Create Offers All Students Opportunities to Be Creative By NAfME Member Jason Fahrenbach, Music Technology/Chorus Teacher/Apple Teacher Walt Disney Magnet School, Chicago, IL…

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GRAMMY Music Educator Award

A Passionate Advocate for Music Education: Music Educator Award Finalist Scott Sheehan

A Passionate Advocate for Music Education: Music Educator AwardTM Finalist Scott Sheehan Jeffery Redding was named the 2019 Music Educator Award honoree. The GRAMMY Museum and The Recording Academy® selected…

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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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Carolyn Bennett at Library of Congress

“A Music Teacher Is All I’ve Ever Wanted to Be.”

“A Music Teacher Is All I’ve Ever Wanted to Be.”  Carolyn Bennett is the first music educator Teacher-in-Residence at the Library of Congress. By Lisa Ferber This article first appeared…

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Rebuilding after the Storm

Rebuilding after the Storm Mr. Holland’s Opus Foundation works to help music programs in Houston after the devastation of Hurricane Harvey. By Lisa Ferber This article first appeared in the…

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