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At the end of the tour, the Department released non-regulatory guidance, “Using Evidence to Strengthen Education Investments,” to help stakeholders make more effective education investments by leveraging relevant, rigorous evidence to improve outcomes for students under the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA).  The first part of the document describes steps for using evidence as part of a larger decision-making process, which also includes identifying local needs, engaging stakeholders, and continuous improvement.  The second part of the document provides clear guidance on the definition of “evidence-based” in ESSA, including recommendations on how to identify the level of evidence for various interventions. 

This event is being presented in celebration of the third annual YOUNGARTS AWARENESS DAY: September 27, 2016 | 6PM | Millennium Stage, John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, Washington, D.C. | FREE and open to the public  

The creative class has, for better or worse, primarily been associated with big American cities along the coasts: out of Richard Florida‘s top 20 creative-class cities in 2015, only one — Dublin, Ohio—was located in a non-coastal state. But new data recently released by the National Endowment for the Arts suggests that there's an awful lot of creativity happening far inland from America’s coastal tech and arts hubs.

The Arts Education Partnership, a center at Education Commission of the States, serves as the nation‘s hub for individuals and organizations committed to making high-quality arts education accessible to all U.S. students. AEP gathers and analyzes research and education policy information, fosters dialogue about what works in arts education, and supports advocacy for improved education policy and practice in America’s schools.

Advancing the Arts to Support National Policy Priorities

If all goes well, about this time next year the new ESSA roll out in your state will be beginning. It will reflect your local input to your state’s plan and process. Your staff will be on board as they are fully aware of the new approach and have been given ample time to prepare for implementation. And your students and their families know just what to expect and what is expected of them.

The National Museum of African American History and Culture will open on September 24th! The museum, although not established by law until 2003, was envisioned in 1915. Its opening reflects 100 years of work by figures such as Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King and Rep. John Lewis. DISCOVER THE HISTORY and TAKE AN INTERACTIVE TOUR

This fall, consumers can support public arts nationwide as they enjoy KRIS, one of America’s most popular Italian Pinot Grigios. KRIS and Americans for the Arts are partnering again for the seventh consecutive year. Over the past six years, the “Art of Education” program awarded over $350,000 in grants to schools in the United States to improve academic achievement through quality arts education. Now called the “Art of Giving,” this year’s campaign has broadened its purview to focus on public art. Voting ends October 31.

A common misconception is that the ancient Greek art is, well, ancient. This is partly due to the way it is displayed—as stoic, still objects in a museum, not as pieces animated by a living relevant context. A new exhibition at the the Museum of Classical Archaeology at Cambridge titled “RECASTING” uses the university’s robust collection of over 600 19th-century plaster casts of Classical sculptures to shake up the conventional timeline. Juxtaposing the work of seven contemporary artists with the Greek and Roman sculptures, the exhibition looks to showcase the enduring importance of ancient art and trace how artmaking in the present is tied to the artmaking of thousands of years ago.