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President Trump Releases Blueprint to His First Budget The Trump Administration has released a “skinny” version of its Fiscal Year 2018 budget, outlining the President’s spending priorities for the upcoming…
March Madness: ESSA State Plans with Less Federal Oversight As noted in our March 14th Advocacy Bulletin update, Congress has been busy in repealing Obama era education rules and…
The Senate passed two resolutions last week that, with the president’s signature, have repealed Obama administration regulations: NAfME at Forefront in Support for Repeal of Teacher Prep Rules The first…
Music in Our Schools Month and Joe Sugar Day Music In our Schools Month® (MIOSM®) was designed to raise awareness of the importance of music education for all children, and…
NAfME Stands Behind NEA, NEH Impact on Music and the Arts, including support for quality instruction in music and the arts that meets high standards. The National Association for Music…
Last night, President Trump spoke in his first speech before a Joint Session of Congress, where he outlined his budgetary priorities and other public policy goals for his administration in…
National Association for Music Education Opposes Rescinding of Transgender Guidelines for Schools The National Association for Music Education (NAfME) strongly opposes the Trump Administration’s rescinding of Title IX…
On Tuesday, February 28, President Trump is set to engage in his first address before a Joint Session of Congress, where he will outline his budgetary priorities, and other public policy…
NAfME Supports Congressional Action to Overturn Teacher Preparation Rules NAfME, in partnership with the Association’s two higher education societies, the Society for Research in Music Education and the Society for…
This afternoon, the Senate confirmed Betsy DeVos as the next U.S. Secretary of Education. Her appointment was approved through a 51-50 vote, with the tiebreaker cast by the President of the…