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Thursday, July 20, 2006

Music Education

The Institute for Education and the Arts is posting three articles discussing music and arts education.

California Approves Largest-Ever State-Funded Expenditure for Music and Arts Education
Community Dispatch (press release), 7/5/2006

From Community Dispatch: "By approving the state budget on Friday, June 30, California designated the largest-ever state- funded expenditure for arts education in public schools in California and nationwide. As a result, schools will now have access to $105 million in annual funding for arts and music education, in addition to a one-time allocation of $500 million for arts, music and physical education equipment over the first year. This funding stream will go to every school district statewide; this is the first time state funds have been so designated since the late 1970s, slowing an alarming trend of cuts for arts and music in public schools."

To learn more, visit http://communitydispatch.com/artman/publish/article_5502.shtml


BOE puts music teacher in every school
Statesboro Herald (Statesboro, GA), 7/15/2006

From the Statesboro Herald: "Bulloch County school officials voted Thursday to fund a full-time music teacher in every public county school for the coming year and proposed a four-year plan to further increase the number of art and music teachers in the school system. . . . Citing research on the academic and social benefits of art and music education, [a group of parents] approached the board last month, asking that full-time music teachers be funded in all schools."

Read more at http://www.statesboroherald.net/showstory.php?$recordID=7100


Melody Makers
Prospect Magazine (UK), July 2006

Despite routine claims of decline, music in Britain is thriving. Bands, groups and choirs of all kinds are flourishing, and new digital technologies have opened up the world of music to a generation of bedroom-based producer-players. But can our schools and conservatoires keep up with these changes?

Read the complete article at http://www.prospect-magazine.co.uk/article_details.php?id=7538

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