Policy Update: Secretary of Education Resigns
The White House announced today that U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan plans to resign from his cabinet position in December. Duncan’s tenure as Secretary has often been marked by…
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How You Can Advocate for Music Education
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…
With Winter Guard International, Music Education Policy Roundtable Grows to 34 Member Groups
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…
A Look Back on Action To-Date on ESEA 2015
In case you missed it, here is a recap of the whirlwind of activities that have happened regarding ESEA in the past two weeks, and next steps forward regarding…
Senate Passes Every Child Achieves Act, with Music and Arts as Core Subjects, Intact
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE RESTON, VA (July 16, 2015)—The National Association for Music Education (NAfME) is deeply pleased with this afternoon’s development that the United States Senate has passed its bipartisan…
POLICY ALERT: ESEA Day 6, Cloture Invoked!
Early this afternoon, after several hours of negotiation, the United States Senate voted to invoke cloture on debate regarding the “Every Child Achieves Act of 2015” (S. 1177). Cloture is…
POLICY ALERT: Federal K-12 Education Bill Day 4, More Debate, Amendments
Today, the United States Senate resumed its debate of S. 1177, the “Every Child Achieves Act of 2015.” With deliberations not getting underway until 3:00PM, only two votes ultimately took…
Senate ESEA Update: 20 Amendments Down, Eight Amendments to Go
With the House having successfully passed its Student Success Act (H.R. 5) ESEA reauthorization legislation yesterday evening, all eyes turned to the Senate today, where work continued on that chamber’s…
U.S. House Passes Elementary and Secondary Education Act; Senate Still at Work
It’s been a huge day for congressional Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA) negotiations. The United States Senate and House of Representatives each spent the bulk of their floor time…
You Can Mix Music and Politics
NAfME Hill Day 2015 Recap Last week, the National Association for Music Education capped off its annual Hill Day event, with more than 200 music education advocates (including…
