Advocacy

NAfME Public Policy Wish List

NAfME Public Policy Wish List As we look forward to 2021, NAfME’s federal public policy wish list details legislative and administrative actions that would benefit music education in the coming…

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A Letter of Admiration from the CMA Foundation

A Letter of Admiration from the CMA Foundation By Tiffany Kerns, CMA Foundation Executive Director, sponsored by the CMA Foundation Dear music teachers, It is safe to say that 2020…

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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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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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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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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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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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