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The National Association for Music Education (NAfME) has endorsed the Advancing Equity Through the Arts and Humanities Act (H.R. 7627), introduced by Rep. Barbara Lee (CA-13). If passed, the bill…
NAfME FY 2023 Legislative Agenda NAfME is pleased to release its Fiscal Year (FY) 2023 Legislative Agenda, which was developed in cooperation with the NAfME Music Education Policy Roundtable. The…
Appropriations season is upon us! And NAfME is working tirelessly to ensure federal policymakers support robust funding for a well-rounded education that includes music. The submission of the President’s budget…
On March 28, President Biden released his budget request for Fiscal Year 2023 (FY23), which runs October 1, 2022, through September 30, 2023. The budget request serves as a statement…
JOIN US AS WE CELEBRATE! On March 31, we celebrated the outstanding work of music education advocates during the MIOSM Advocacy Celebration. The event featured voices from the vast…
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…
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…
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…
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 during the 2021–2022 School Year Members of NAfME’s Council for General Music Education, Dr. Rob Lyda, Jennifer Kauffman, Dr. Becky Halliday,…
