State Success Stories—Ohio
State Success Stories—Ohio Our affiliated state associations are responsible for great work that is done daily to try and create equitable access to quality music education for America’s students. This…
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A Message from NAfME Leadership for Fall 2020
NAfME President Mackie Spradley’s Back to School Message for NAfME Members (video) We Will Get Through This – Together! Dear Music Educators, Our profession is facing unprecedented challenges. The only…
Wisconsin Music Educators Association Receives 2020 Excellence in Advocacy Award
For Immediate Release Media Contact: Catherina HurlburtCatherinaH@nafme.org or 571-323-3395 Wisconsin Music Educators AssociationReceives 2020 Excellence in Advocacy Award RESTON, VA (August 13, 2020)—The National Association for Music Education (NAfME) has…
State Advocacy Leadership Forces: A New State Trend
My job as State Advocacy Engagement Manager for NAfME is to help state music education associations (MEAs) position themselves to be successful advocates for music education. To that end, I…
Talking Points for Advocating for Arts and Music Education for All Students
Arts Education Is Essential Unifies Arts and Music Education Groups Nationwide Talking Points for Advocating for Arts and Music Education for All Students This past spring as policy- and decision-makers…
CMA Foundation and NAfME Announce 2020 State Advocacy Award Grant Winners
For Immediate ReleaseMedia Contact: Tooshar SwainToosharS@nafme.org or 571-323-5796 CMA Foundation and NAfME Announce 2020 State Advocacy Award Grant Winners RESTON, VA (July 20, 2020) — In collaboration with the Country Music…
States Addressing Budget Shortfalls without Cutting Education
Plenty of reporting has been done on the effect of the COVID-19 pandemic on state budgeting and revenue. NAfME itself has analyzed the effect of this pandemic on education budgets…
2020 Analysis of State Music Education Certification Practices in the United States
Teacher certification and licensure practices for music educators vary by state. Preservice music teachers, in-service music teachers, and music teacher educators can all benefit from knowing what the music teacher…
NAfME National Rally for Music Education: June 25, 11:00 AM ET/10:00 AM CT
Watch the June 25 NAfME National Rally for Music Education! The national rally was led by the National Association for Music Education’s state and national leadership in collaboration with multiple…
State Success Stories – Alabama
In our next entry in the State Success Stories series, we want to spotlight some of the work that the Alabama Music Educators Association (AMEA) has done in response to…
