Music Educators Wanted . . . Where Are All the Music Teachers? Recruiting and Keeping Our Best and Brightest for the Educational “Long Haul” By NAfME member Samantha Davis…
Conference Committee Proceedings, Day 2 (Updated: 11/19/2015) Earlier this afternoon, ESEA Conferees voted 39-1 to approve a bicameral and bipartisan compromise to reauthorize ESEA. The lone “no” came from Senator…
Music has an important role in education. Its collaborative qualities encourage students to engage in critical thinking, while at the same time allowing them to better understand themselves and the…
UPDATE – 9/25/2015 Today, Speaker of the House John Boehner announced his resignation from Congress and his leadership position. See our latest article on how this effects the…
For Immediate ReleaseContact: Ronny Lau at NAfMEadvocacy@nafme.org or 703-860-4000, ext. 225 With Winter Guard International, Music Education Policy Roundtable Grows to 34 Member Groups RESTON, VA (September 9, 2015)—The…
Last week, North Dakota’s State Education Standards and Practices Board approved an amended emergency administrative rule, addressing the recent teacher shortage the state has been experiencing. The proposed rule would…
Yesterday, Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee Chairman Lamar Alexander (R-TN), Ranking Member Patty Murray (D-WA), House Education and the Workforce Committee Chairman John Kline (R-MN-02), and Ranking Member…
