Advocacy & Policy
Have your voice heard in your back yard and on Capitol Hill. As professional art educators, we know and understand the essential value that visual arts education holds for learners. But what about others—school leaders, parents, elected representatives, school Board members, local media? What are the critical legislative issues affecting art education? It’s time we bring our knowledge and our voice to art education advocacy to ensure equity and access for all students!
Featured Advocacy & Policy
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November 18, 2021
Arts Education for All ActDr. Wanda Knight, President-Elect of NAEA, spoke at the virtual introduction of the Arts Education for All Act, sharing the importance of arts education in her life and career and why this bill is such an urgent measure.
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November 17, 2021
Approved State ESSER Plans Including the ArtsThe Education Commission of the States and the Arts Education Partnership commissioned a study to understand the impact on arts education of ESSER Funds. Learn more and view the study here.
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May 6, 2021
external resource from NEA, Funding Opportunities Through the American Rescue Plan (ARP) ActThe National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) has announced more than $52 million in funding for state and jurisdictional arts agencies and regional arts organizations, the first recommended awards of the American Rescue Plan (ARP).
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May 4, 2022
external resource from Ingenuity, State of the Arts in Chicago Public Schools (SOTA) Report
The SOTA report provides data insights and outcomes on arts education in Chicago Public Schools to schools, arts organizations, funders, and other arts education stakeholders. Our aim in publishing SOTA is to provide a shared, unified view of arts education to drive the development of collective strategies to close gaps in arts education access.
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December 9, 2021
external resource from NPR, NAEA President Interviewed on NPR
NAEA President James Haywood Rolling, Jr. is interviewed on the value of art education in the face of pandemic trauma for NPR’s Weekend Edition. Read the article here and listen this Sunday.
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November 1, 2021
Youth Art Month (YAM)The Youth Art Month Program emphasizes the value of art education for all children, encourages support for quality school art programs, and promotes art material safety.
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October 7, 2021
NAEA Receives $8.5 MILLION DOE Grant for Equity, Diversity, & Inclusion; Social-Emotional Learning; and Educator Leadership in Arts Education
The Connected Arts Networks (CAN): Leveraging Arts Learning Communities for Teacher Leadership and Student Achievement program will also include Dance, Music, and Theatre.
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August 24, 2021
NAEA Position Statement on Assessment in the Visual Arts ClassroomNAEA Position Statement on Assessment in the Visual Arts Classroom (Adopted March 2013; Reviewed March 2016; Reviewed and Revised February 2021)
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August 24, 2021
NAEA Position Statement on the Impact of Visual Arts Workforce DevelopmentNAEA Position Statement on the Impact of Visual Arts Workforce Development (Adopted March 2018; Reviewed and Revised February 2021))
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August 24, 2021
NAEA Position Statement on Importance of State or Province Level Agency Directors of Arts EducationNAEA Position Statement on Importance of State or Province Level Agency Directors of Arts Education (Adopted March 2018; Reviewed and Revised February 2021)
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August 24, 2021
NAEA Position Statement on Early Childhood Art EducationNAEA Position Statement on Early Childhood Art Education (Adopted April 2010; Reviewed and Revised March 2013; Reviewed and Revised March 2016; Reviewed and Revised February 2021))
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August 24, 2021
NAEA Position Statement on Distance Learning in Art EducationNAEA Position Statement on Distance Learning in Art Education (Adopted March 2013; Reviewed and Revised March 2016; Reviewed and Revised February 2021)
