This month the 65 new senators and representatives will receive congratulatory letters from NAfME Executive Director and CEO Michael Butera. “On behalf of the National Association for Music Education, I…
We are pleased to announce that Thomas E. Dean, Immediate Past President of the NAfME Eastern Division, was named Brandywine School District’s Teacher of the Year this past spring, which…
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE RESTON, VA (October 10, 2014)—Twenty-eight member organizations, under the umbrella of the Music Education Policy Roundtable, have come together to call on politicians to confirm their support…
In regularly promoting STEAM education (Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts, Math), I experience some pushback from STEM supporters. “Don’t knock STEM!” they tell me. But I’m not. If supporting STEAM is…
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE RESTON, VA (August 27, 2014)—The National Association for Music Education (NAfME) is pleased to announce the release of the New National Music Standards, which will ensure students…
On Thursday, June 26, the National Association for Music Education (NAfME) will lead a Congressional briefing titled “Music Education Powers STEAM: The Broader Minded Role of Music in Preparing a…
On Thursday, May 22nd, the California Music Educators Association and the Stand Up 4 Music Coalition hosted their annual music advocacy day in Sacramento. Below is a summary by CMEA…
On Friday, May 16, 2014, from 12:30 PM to 1:30 PM EDT, Politico Pro Education will host a Twitter Chat about STEM education, presented by PhRMA. According to their announcement,…
See update below: The Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD) continues to face funding cut proposals. Last month, thanks to vocal teachers and parents, the full-year orchestra programs were saved—for…
This week, Secretary of Education Arne Duncan testified on the FY 2015 Department of Education’s budget request for the House Education and Workforce Committee. At Tuesday’s hearing, Representative Suzanne Bonamici,…
