Americans for the Arts
Arts Education in Public Schools Resource Center
Americans for the Arts and the National School Boards Association have teamed up to compile a very comprehensive online resource center, Arts Education in Public Schools, which covers topics such as arts and academic achievement, arts education policy, assessing the needs of your district, making arts education a priority, funding resources and other valuable resources. Access the advocacy section at: ww3.artsusa.org
Arts Education Partnership (AEP)
AEP is a private, nonprofit coalition of education, arts, business, philanthropic, and government organizations that demonstrates and promotes the essential role of arts education in enabling all students to succeed in school, life, and work. The AEP web site has a wealth of research and advocacy resources available in print and as PDFs.
www.aep-arts.org
SupportMusic.com
Music and the arts are vital to every child's education. Is your child's music program in danger of being cut? This site offers effective tips for taking action and the latest evidence of music's importance.
http://www.supportmusic.com/
The National Association for Music Education (MENC)
MENC’s mission is to advance music education by encouraging the study and making of music by all. Music allows us to celebrate and preserve our cultural heritages, and also to explore the realms of expression, imagination, and creation resulting in new knowledge. Therefore, every individual should be guaranteed the opportunity to learn music and to share in musical experiences. http://www.menc.org/
THE IMPACT OF THE LATEST FEDERAL EDUCATION LEGISLATION ON THE ARTS In 2007, Congress will begin the process of reauthorizing NCLB for another five years. In light of the coming debates, the arts education community is currently working to gather support and develop requests to members of Congress in order to ensure high-quality, ongoing K–12 arts education for America's students. This website outlines the successes, challenges and ways advocates are making a difference for the arts in our nation’s public schools. It includes background, research, easy advocacy tactics and more relating to arts education and No Child Left Behind.
Americans for the Arts
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Arts are Basic Coalition
Our mission is to advocate with a common strong voice for the visual and performing arts for all students in Maine.
Maine Arts Commission
For over 30 years, the Maine Arts Commission has been helping artists and arts organizations bring more music, dance, poetry, painting and other arts activities into the lives of people in Maine. The Maine Arts Commission works to advance the arts by supplying services and results-oriented funding to artists and arts organizations, and helpful resources about the arts to the general public.
http://mainearts.maine.gov/
Maine Department of Education
http://www.maine.gov/education/
Maine State Legislature
Find your local Representative and discuss how the arts are doing in your community.
http://janus.state.me.us/legis/
VSA Arts of Maine
VSA arts of Maine is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization providing arts, educational and cultural opportunities for children and adults with disabilities in Maine. VSA arts of Maine is part of the VSA arts international network, promoting education and lifelong learning opportunities in the arts for people with disabilities.
http://www.vsartsmaine.org/
Governor’s Commission on the Arts in Education
Findings and Recommendations 2006: Arts Education
This14-page report is a good tool for advocacy, and discusses the current state of arts education policies, policymaker perspectives on arts education, current research findings on the benefits of arts education and recommendations to strengthen arts education. http://www.ecs.org.
Arts Education: Creating Student Success in School, Work, and Life is a pdf you can use in your advocacy for arts education. This document gives specific arguments to help you in supporting your position for the following topics: Achievement in and through the Arts, Educational Equality in and through the Arts, Teachers and the Arts, and Improve National Measurements of the Arts. read here ...
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