Tell Us Your Title IV Success Story!
Congress has approved $1.1 billion in funding for the Title IV-A block grant in FY 2018, otherwise known as the Student Support and Academic Enrichment (SSAE) grants. This is a…
Category: The Advocacy Bulletin
Updated around the clock by our advocacy and public policy staff, here you will find commentary and news on:
- Legislative Developments in Congress
- The Federal Budget and Appropriations Process
- Regulatory and Implementation Policy Affecting Music Education
- Music Advocacy from the State/Local Level
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Teacher Walkouts, Protests, and Insufficient Funding for Education
Teacher Walkouts, Protests, and Insufficient Funding for Education Inadequate and deficient funding for education in the United States continues to be a systemic issue across all levels. In the past…
MIOSM and Music Education State Advocacy
MIOSM® and Music Education State Advocacy As we end another successful Music in Our Schools Month® (MIOSM), we would like to highlight some of the great advocacy efforts by our…
Congressional Leaders Reach Two Year Budget Deal
Update (2/9/2018): After shutting down for five and a half hours, Congress passed their budget agreement early Friday morning. The agreement not only lifts the sequester caps, as mentioned below,…
Edinboro University’s Decision to Cut Music Education Not Smart in Today’s Job Climate
Edinboro University’s Decision to Cut Music Education Not Smart in Today’s Job Climate By Mark Despotakis, Advocacy Chair, Pennsylvania Music Educators Association This article was originally published in a PMEA blog…
Mariachi Huenachi on Capitol Hill
Mariachi Huenachi on Capitol Hill The month of October is National Hispanic Heritage Month. Mariachi Huenachi from Wenatchee High School was invited to perform in Washington, D.C., for the…
NAfME’s Legislative Holiday Wish List
The National Association for Music Education (NAfME) wishes to address a number of items under consideration in the United States Congress that could impact education policy and music education across…
Music Education & Final State ESSA Plans
How Does Music Education Fare in the Final Round of State ESSA Plan Submissions? In May, NAfME published an analysis of how music and arts education fared within the first…
Advocacy Webinar – ESSA at the Local Level
Register for our Quarterly Advocacy Webinar taking place August 8, 2018, at 7:00 PM (EDT)! Join NAfME’s public policy team on Tuesday, December 5th, at 7:00 PM for our Quarterly…
Tax Reform and What it Could Mean for Education
The House of Representatives recently passed its version of tax cuts and reforms, the central piece of the Republican plan to boost the U.S. economy. No Democrats voted for the…
