|
Music in Schools Today (MuST) offers advocacy assistance to parents,
educators, schools and school districts in starting or strengthening
music and arts programs in grades K-12. We help plan, organize,
fundraise and work with legislators and the media.
By tapping into community resources, supporting existing music
programs and designing new programs to meet changing school and
societal needs, Music in Schools Today is helping to develop the
authentic voice of our next generation. MuST's efforts will continue
until the arts are recognized as central to the curriculum in budget
and in law.
If you would like to start or boost a music program in your school,
a good place to start is The National Association for Music Education's
"Building
Support for School Music: A Practical Guide."
Advocacy
Action Alert for Californians
AB 1365 (D-Karnette) requires that 20% of existing sales tax charged
in two specific retail categories pertaining to arts, crafts and
music be transferred to the California Arts Council. If this bill
becomes law, it will generate in the first year more than $30 million
for the California Arts Council and its grants programs. Register
your support for AB 1365.
Music
in Schools Today's Music Education Research
El
Dorado Elementary School in San Francisco has joined the Learning
Laboratory School Network (LLSN, pronounced, "listen")
and is collaborating with Music in Schools Today and the New England
Conservatory of Music to develop research-based and research-generated
practices based on the principles and practices of the Music-in-Education
National Consortium, of which Music in Schools Today is a member.
View El Dorado's online digital
portfolio system of their program. This portfolio documents
the music research work that was conducted at El Dorado in partnership
with the staff at El Dorado, MuST, and the New England Conservatory.
MuST Program Director Hector Armienta served as teaching artist.
$105
Million Allocation for Arts Education Makes History in California
In approving the final budget on June 30, 2006, California designated
the largest known state-funded expenditure for arts education in
public schools in California and nationwide. Schools will now receive
an estimated $105 million in ongoing funding for arts education
(estimated at $17-18 per student), in addition to a one-time allocation
of $500 million for arts, music, and physical education equipment.
This funding stream will go to every school district statewide,
slowing an alarming trend of cuts for arts and music in public schools.
Read more about this at the California
Alliance for Arts Education website.
Research on Music and the Arts' Role in Education
Book: Putting
the Arts in the Picture: Reframing Education in the 21st Century
Get Involved: National Advocacy
Get Involved: California State Advocacy
Write Your Representative
Music in Schools Today enjoys the advocacy and
support of the following elected representatives:
Is there a supportive representative in your area to thank? Please
let us know!
Call us at (415) 392-9010 or e-mail advocacy@mustcreate.org.
|
