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…
Tag: Higher Education Act
Thank You for Your Music Education Advocacy in 2019
As we all approach the end of the year, we at NAfME would like to pause for a moment and take stock of everything our states and members have accomplished…
NAfME Hill Day 2019 Recap
On June 19, music educators gathered in the Rules Committee Hearing Room of the Dirksen Senate Building for the 2019 National Association for Music Education (NAfME) Hill Day. More than…
Education Committees in the 116th Congress
As the 116th Congress begins in earnest, new members are serving on both the House and Senate Education Committees. Following the decisive 2018 Midterm election, the U.S. House of Representatives…
Election Wrap-Up and What Comes Next?
As the dust settles from the 2018 elections, what are the key takeaways? And, what does it all mean for education policy and music education? Let’s dive in! The House…
President Trump Signs Bills to Overturn Obama Era Education Regulations
President Donald Trump has signed both Congressional Review Act resolutions into law, which rolled back two Obama-era regulations, the Teacher Preparation Program Rule and the Every Student Succeeds Act’s (ESSA)…
Obama Era Education Regulations Repealed by Congress
The Senate passed two resolutions last week that, with the president’s signature, have repealed Obama administration regulations: NAfME at Forefront in Support for Repeal of Teacher Prep Rules The first…
NAfME Applauds Congressional Action to Overturn Teacher Preparation Rules
NAfME Applauds Congressional Action to Overturn Teacher Preparation Rules The National Association for Music Education (NAfME), in partnership with the Association’s two higher education societies, the Society for Research in…
