Finding Sanctuary Social and Emotional Learning and Visual and Performing Arts By NAfME Member Edward Varner, Ed.D. This article was first published on Edward Varner’s Creating Hope blog. Social…
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…
For Immediate ReleaseContact: Tooshar SwainToosharS@nafme.org or (571) 323-5925 NAfME Joins 52 Other National Organizations to Support Arts Education as Essential for Students during COVID-19 Pandemic RESTON, VA (May 27, 2020)—As…
The Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on State Education Budgets The COVID-19 coronavirus outbreak in the United States has all but shuttered normal life and the economy as we…
Making a School Whole Again David Byrd revived a long-gone high school music program in Oakland, California. By Lori Schwartz Reichl This article first appeared in the October 2018 issue…
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…
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Catherina Hurlburt at NAfMEcatherinah@nafme.org or (571) 323-3395 March 2018 Marks the 33rd Music In Our Schools Month® NAfME Celebrates Music Educators and Their Work in Showing Students…
The NAEP Arts Assessment has been given to a sample of U.S. students on average every 8-10 years, going as far back as the 1970s. The current NAEP uses a…
Music in Our Schools Month and Joe Sugar Day Music In our Schools Month® (MIOSM®) was designed to raise awareness of the importance of music education for all children, and…
The Importance of Integrating Music and Arts Education in K-12 Liberian Schools A Global Perspective on Music Education By NAfME Member Samson Tarpeh Introduction An arts education nurtures creativity, curiosity,…
