April 02, 2026

Collaboration in Arts Education Advocacy

In music education advocacy, we have seen firsthand the positive impact of sharing big ideas, dividing the workload, and coming together to achieve meaningful wins. Through the good, the bad, and the ugly, we have demonstrated the importance of leaning on and learning from one another.

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April 8, 2026
FY 2027 Appropriations Heat Up
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April 8, 2026
NAfME Awards Four Collegiate Members and Ten Institutions’ Collegiate Chapters for Excellence and Achievement
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April 7, 2026
Unlocking the Mystery and Beauty of the Art of Jazz
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fun outside group shot of 2025 Collegiate Leadership Advocacy Summit attendees
April 8, 2026
NAfME Awards Four Collegiate Members and Ten Institutions’ Collegiate Chapters for Excellence and Achievement
Students posing for photo at 2025 NAfME Collegiate Leadership Summit
March 17, 2026
Finding the Funds: Get Yourself to the NAfME Collegiate Leadership Advocacy Summit
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March 16, 2026
NFHS “Outstanding Music Educators” of 2026 Include 26 NAfME Members
Amy Moyer with the 2026 NAfME/BHS Music Educator of the Year Award
March 16, 2026
Amy Moyer: 2026 NAfME/Barbershop Harmony Society Music Educator of the Year Award Honoree
United Through Music: March is Music In Our Schools Month
February 23, 2026
March 2026 Marks the 41st Observance of Music In Our Schools Month®
GRAMMY Music Educator Award
January 30, 2026
NAfME Member Jennifer Jimenez Named 2026 Grammy Music Educator AwardTM Honoree
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January 29, 2026
Nominations Open for 2026 Lowell Mason Fellows
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January 26, 2026
Powering State-Level Progress: How Foundation Support Is Creating Advocacy Paths for Lasting Change in Arts Education Policy
CMA Foundation Music Teachers of Excellence
December 16, 2025
NAfME Members Named 2026 CMA Foundation Music Teachers of Excellence Award Semifinalists
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December 8, 2025
Gary P. Gilroy of California State University, Fresno Named Recipient of the 2025 George N. Parks Award

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March 2026 Music Educators Journal
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