This month, we spotlight a trend of state advocacy successes addressing school lockdowns and proper return-to-school policies during the COVID-19 pandemic. Thanks to the scientific inquiry of the Performing Arts…
Congressional Briefing: Music, Arts, and Social Emotional Learning Working Together for Positive Student Outcomes The National Association for Music Education (NAfME), CMA Foundation, NAMM, and the Center for Arts…
Congress Provides Education Relief through the American Rescue Plan Act On March 11, President Joe Biden signed the American Rescue Plan Act, a massive piece of legislation providing $1.9 trillion…
Now Is the Time! Music Education “Challenges” Core Curricula for First Chair By NAfME Members Lori Schwartz Reichl and Andrew B. Spang “If they don’t give you a seat at…
For Immediate ReleaseContact: Catherina Hurlburt at NAfMEcatherinah@nafme.org or (703) 860-4000 March 2021 Marks the 36th Music In Our Schools Month® This Year’s MIOSM® Theme Is “Music. The Sound of…
Elementary and Secondary School Emergency Relief (ESSER) funding is currently on its way to school districts across the United States. This funding, passed by Congress in December as part of…
Music Education Policy Roundtable Sends Specific Education Policy Requests The National Association for Music Education (NAfME) congratulates President Joe Biden on his inauguration as the 46th President of the United…
All 50 state legislatures will meet this year, with most of them convening in January. We expect COVID-19 to be the dominating topic at the state level with state finance…
Happy new year! The NAfME public policy team is looking forward to our advocacy work with you in 2021. Over the holiday season, Congress passed and the President enacted legislation…
NAfME Public Policy Wish List As we look forward to 2021, NAfME’s federal public policy wish list details legislative and administrative actions that would benefit music education in the coming…
