The Trump Administration released its budget for Fiscal Year (FY) 2021. Unfortunately, the budget recommends the elimination of all well-rounded education programs, including Title I-A, Title II-A, and Title IV-A.…
How the 2020 Census Affects Federal Education Funding You may have heard about the upcoming 2020 national census in the news. The national census, which takes place every 10 years,…
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…
National Association for Music Education (NAfME) joined 24 state music education associations (MEAs) and 17 members of the Music Education Policy Roundtable in supporting adequate funding for well-rounded programs found…
In the spirit of Thanksgiving, we are thankful that lawmakers have avoided a government shutdown by passing a continuing resolution to fund the federal government through December 20. Additionally, key…
It’s October 11 – Happy Federal Fiscal New Year! It’s a new federal fiscal year (FY20), and we have started another year without final allocations for federal agencies and programs,…
The National Association for Music Education (NAfME) is pleased to announce our endorsement of Senator Jon Tester’s (D-MT) Guarantee Access to Arts and Music Education (GAAME) Act (S. 3391), which…
The National Association for Music Education (NAfME) is pleased to announce our endorsement of Congresswoman Nydia Velazquez’s (D-NY-7) Guarantee Access to Arts and Music Education (GAAME) Act (H.R. 6137), released…
NAfME Statement on FY 2018 Bipartisan Omnibus Agreement The National Association for Music Education (NAfME) released the following statement in response to yesterday’s news that Congress has reached a deal…
