Senate and House Approve Debt Ceiling Suspension
On Tuesday, February 11, the U.S. House of Representatives approved legislation that suspends the debt ceiling until March 15, 2015. The measure to raise the nation’s borrowing limit through next…
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
NAfME Supports Funding for 6.5 Million Special Education Students
Recently, NAfME joined 26 other organizations in supporting a bipartisan letter to President Obama urging an increase in funding for IDEA, with an eye toward fully funding IDEA within the…
Iowans Advocate for Fine Arts in Iowa’s Core Curriculum
On January 29, teachers and others joined together on Fine Arts Advocacy Day on the Hill in Des Moines, Iowa, to advocate for inclusion of the fine arts in Iowa’s…
Soprano Renée Fleming to Sing National Anthem in the Super Bowl
Soprano Renée Fleming to Sing National Anthem in the Super Bowl Super Bowl Sunday will be an evening of excitement and noise. But this year it will also be a…
Nobel Prize Winner Credits Music Education for Success
Thomas Südhof, who won the Nobel Prize for Medicine, said he owed his success to his bassoon teacher. Being a bassoonist, he said, “was a lot harder than being a…
Congress Passes Bipartisan Omnibus Spending Bill
On Monday, Congress released a final, bipartisan omnibus spending bill to fund all discretionary federal programs through the end of the current fiscal year. The bill is generally good news…
“Arts Education for America’s Students: A Shared Endeavor” Released
The State Education Agency Directors of Arts Education (SEADAE) have officially released their long awaited “Arts Education for America’s Students: A Shared Endeavor,” statement. From SEADAE’s website: “The State Education…
780 More Champion Players
Tonight some 90,000 spectators will watch brightly uniformed players display their talent in the Rose Bowl at the BCS National College Football Championship in Pasadena, CA. Carrying their equipment across…
NAfME Urges Congress to Fully Remove Sequester Cuts to Education Funding
During the past holiday season, President Obama signed a new bill that provides broad direction for the federal budget through 2015, alleviating some of the sequester cuts. The Bipartisan Budget…
Wynton Marsalis on the Importance of Arts Education
“We hear widespread calls for ‘outcomes’ we can measure and for education geared to specific employment needs, but many of today’s students will hold jobs that have not yet been…
