The National Association for Music Education (NAfME) has endorsed the Advancing Equity Through the Arts and Humanities Act (H.R. 7627), introduced by Rep. Barbara Lee (CA-13). If passed, the bill…
On March 28, President Biden released his budget request for Fiscal Year 2023 (FY23), which runs October 1, 2022, through September 30, 2023. The budget request serves as a statement…
Title I and Music Education: Allowable Uses The purpose of the Title I, Part A program under the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA) is to provide “all children significant opportunity…
Title I, Part A of the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESEA) seeks to provide funding to ensure that all children have a fair, equal, and significant opportunity to obtain a…
After a usual long summer recess, Congress came back in session on Tuesday, September 6. With the October 1st fiscal deadline looming, where does Congress stand in the federal budget…
Updated 7/7/2016 Today, the U.S. House of Representatives Appropriations Committee released its draft Fiscal Year 2017 Labor, Health and Human Services, Education Appropriations bill. In total, the bill provides $161.6 billion…
Congress Clears Spending Deal (Updated 12/18/2015) Congress on Friday approved the $1.1 trillion spending bill with overwhelming bipartisan support from both Houses. This caps off another legislative victory for Congress…
Over the last few days, both the House and Senate Appropriations Committees have produced their plans to fund a range of health and education programs. While a few programs received…
Update from CEF: “The House just passed the Ryan budget by a vote of 219-205. All Democrats voted no as did 12 Republicans. The House earlier today rejected the Van…
