Next Generation of Music Teachers to Descend on D.C.
Hill Day 2015 In three weeks, more than 60 (and counting!) budding music teachers will join state association leaders and members of the eight-piece band San Fermin to take the…
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We Owe It All To You
On the eve of the 108th birthday of the National Association for Music Education (NAfME), the best possible present was handed to us: recognition of music as a core…
Teachers Spoke, NAfME Listened, Congress Got the Message
Once deemed a mere elective, an “extra” in the school day schedule for the privileged few, music education classes (band, orchestra, chorus, general music, among other related classes) quietly staked…
The House Education Bill: A First Look at H.R.5
Tuesday, February 3, 2015, House Education and the Workforce Committee Chairman John Kline (R-MN) and Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education Subcommittee Chairman Todd Rokita (R-IN) introduced their ESEA reauthorization…
The Best Answer to Giving the Middle Class a Leg Up
Education is the hot-button policy issue of the moment: Parents want a high-quality education for their children, so the next generation can have more opportunities than they had. Everyone wants…
State of the Union: Middle Class Economics and Education
Tonight, President Obama presented his sixth State of the Union address to Congress, in which one of his primary themes was his focus on “middle class economics.” He discussed issues…
Broad Music Education Coalition Stands up for Teachers in Congress
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE RESTON, VA (January 16, 2015)—Earlier this week, Chairman Lamar Alexander (R-TN), of the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions (HELP) Committee, released a “discussion draft” of his…
