This Week in the States – Governors’ Budget Proposals
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…
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Federal Education Funding Update
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
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…
Congress Passes Short-Term Funding
Congress Passes Short-Term Funding Members Hope for Broader Deal Soon Congress last week sent to the President’s desk a continuing resolution (CR) to extend government funding through December 18. With…
A Letter of Admiration from the CMA Foundation
A Letter of Admiration from the CMA Foundation By Tiffany Kerns, CMA Foundation Executive Director, sponsored by the CMA Foundation Dear music teachers, It is safe to say that…
Breaking Down the 2020 State Elections
Breaking Down the 2020 State Elections The Impact of Elections on Education Policy The 2020 elections are poised to have a potentially large impact on education in the states. Many…
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…
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…
