Advocacy Efforts of Arts Education Alliance

By Zachary Keita, NAfME Advocacy and Public Policy Communications Manager ~~

Originally posted on The National Association for Music Education website, and has been adapted for dance.

After years of advocacy from the arts education community, multiple meetings with U.S. Department of Education (ED) officials, and bipartisan support from Congress, arts educators now have long-needed guidance to help them access resources for their programs. On October 2, ED sent a “Dear Colleague” letter to state education agencies detailing how federal funds can be used to support arts education across the United States...

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