advocacy

What If Only 90% of Students Had Access to Math?: Why 2 Million Students Without Arts Education Should Be a National Wake-Up Call

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Read time: 6 minutes At last week’s NAfME Eastern Division conference in Hartford, Connecticut, one idea kept coming up over and over again. In sessions. In side conversations. In panel discussions. Data matters. It’s what moves decisions. It’s how budgets get made. It’s the language policymakers speak and if we want real change in arts … Read more

Culturally Responsive Music Education as a Tool for Advocacy

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Listen to this blog post by clicking the player below! I often open my speaking engagements and professional development workshops with a few questions to the group to check to see who’s in the room. One of the questions I ask is: “How many of you know that what we do in our music programs … Read more

Dealing With Pushback: Proactive tips for Communicating and Advocating for Diversity, Equity & Inclusion in Your Music Program

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Listen to this blog post by clicking the player below! As music educators committed to diversity, equity, and inclusion, it’s important to point out that there will be pushback. We must expect it and we must be ready for it. As with any kind of change, there will be discomfort, and in fact when there … Read more