FY 2022 Bipartisan Omnibus Agreement
On March 9th the House of Representatives passed an omnibus spending bill, the Senate passed the spending bill on the following day, and President Biden signed the spending bill on…
Category: Advocacy Bulletin Blog
Updated regularly 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
Title I and Music Education: Allowable Uses
Title I and Music Education: Allowable Uses The purpose of the Title I, Part A program under the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA) is to provide “all children significant opportunity…
Changing the Rule: How the Change in the “Supplement Not Supplant” Provision Can Help Support Music Education
Title I, Part A of the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESEA) seeks to provide funding to ensure that all children have a fair, equal, and significant opportunity to obtain a…
2022 MIOSM® and Music Education State Advocacy
MIOSM® and Music EducationState Advocacy Music In Our Schools Month® (MIOSM®), was designed to raise awareness of the importance of music education for all children, and to remind citizens that…
General Music Town Hall: Suggestions and Answers for Teaching This School Year
General Music Town Hall: Suggestions and Answers for Teaching during the 2021–2022 School Year Members of NAfME’s Council for General Music Education, Dr. Rob Lyda, Jennifer Kauffman, Dr. Becky Halliday,…
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…
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…
President Biden Unveils First Budget Request
On Friday the Biden administration released its Budget Request for the federal government for Fiscal Year 2022 (FY22), which runs October 1, 2021 through September 30, 2022. This non-binding document…
