This is a reminder that both the 2019 Symposium Attendee survey and the ASPA Facilitator voting will close on Tuesday, October 15 at the end of the business day. You can access the attendee survey at this address: https://bit.ly/2VEJpEm and the Facilitator voting at this address: https://bit.ly/2lPnJYk … [Read more...]
Music Education Policy Roundup – October 14, 2019
National News Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos Announces More than $20 Million in New Grant Awards for Innovative Teacher Prep 10/4/2019- ‘Today, U.S. Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos awarded more than $20 million in new funding to support innovative teacher preparation models that prepare prospective and new teachers to serve students in high-need schools.’ Education, … [Read more...]
Music Education Policy Roundup – October 7, 2019
National News Minority-serving institutions poised to lose $255M in federal funding 10/1/19- ‘Although historically black colleges and universities (HBCUs) and other minority-serving institutions (MSIs) are chronically underfunded, gridlock in Congress may further drain their coffers.’ State News Majority of Michigan public schools started school year short on … [Read more...]
Music Education Policy Roundup – September 28, 2019
NAfME News GRAMMY MUSEUM® GRANT PROGRAM: 2020 LETTER OF INQUIRY ONLINE The GRAMMY Museum is now accepting Letters of Inquiry for their 2020 grant cycle. With funding generously provided by the Recording Academy®, the GRAMMY Museum Grant Program awards grants each year to organizations and individuals for audio preservation projects, as well as scientific research efforts. The … [Read more...]
Music Education Policy Roundup – September 23, 2019
National News Text released for Senate education spending bill By Jane Norman, Politico, 09/18/2019 The Senate Appropriations Committee this morning released the bill text for its Labor-HHS-Education spending bill for fiscal 2020, providing $71.4 billion in discretionary funding for the Department of Education. According to a summary from Subcommittee Chairman Roy Blunt … [Read more...]