Tell Us Your Title IV Success Story!
Congress has approved $1.1 billion in funding for the Title IV-A block grant in FY 2018, otherwise known as the Student Support and Academic Enrichment (SSAE) grants. This is a…
Tag: advocacy
How Does Your Garden Grow?
How Does Your Garden Grow? Cultivating Your Students’ Growth in Music By NAfME Member Jenny L. Neff, Ed.D. This blog post originally appeared on the Zeswitz Music Company website.…
Teacher Walkouts, Protests, and Insufficient Funding for Education
Teacher Walkouts, Protests, and Insufficient Funding for Education Inadequate and deficient funding for education in the United States continues to be a systemic issue across all levels. In the past…
MIOSM and Music Education State Advocacy
MIOSM® and Music Education State Advocacy As we end another successful Music in Our Schools Month® (MIOSM), we would like to highlight some of the great advocacy efforts by our…
5 Reasons Why You Should Attend the Collegiate Advocacy Summit!
Five Reasons Why You Should Attend the Collegiate Advocacy Summit!How You Can Make a Difference By Collegiate NAfME Member Nick Hoskins Throughout my college career, ever since I stepped foot…
Guitar Program Advocacy
Guitar Program AdvocacyInterview with Three New Jersey Guitar Program Directors By Thomas J. Amoriello Jr. NAfME Member and NAfME Council for Guitar Education Chair-Elect During the last few years, the…
Congressional Leaders Reach Two Year Budget Deal
Update (2/9/2018): After shutting down for five and a half hours, Congress passed their budget agreement early Friday morning. The agreement not only lifts the sequester caps, as mentioned below,…
Edinboro University’s Decision to Cut Music Education Not Smart in Today’s Job Climate
Edinboro University’s Decision to Cut Music Education Not Smart in Today’s Job Climate By Mark Despotakis, Advocacy Chair, Pennsylvania Music Educators Association This article was originally published in a PMEA blog…
Advocacy and Littles
Advocacy and Littles: A Look Back at the 2017 NAfME National Conference By NAfME Member Elisabeth H. DeRichmond The original article first appeared on Elisabeth DeRichmond’s blog Musikation. Today, I…
Mariachi Huenachi on Capitol Hill
Mariachi Huenachi on Capitol Hill The month of October is National Hispanic Heritage Month. Mariachi Huenachi from Wenatchee High School was invited to perform in Washington, D.C., for the…