No Child Left Behind (NCLB)
· The Commission on No Child Left Behind
Take action and voice your opinion on the importance of arts education in NCLB
· No Subject Left Behind
Learn what the No Child Left Behind Act means for music education
· Academic Atrophy: The Condition of Liberal Arts in America’s Public Schools
A report from the Committee for Basic Education of American concerned with the waning access of K-12 students to the arts in light of NCLB
· The Complete Curriculum: Ensuring a Place for the Arts and Foreign Languages in America’s Schools
National Association of State Boards of Education report voicing concern that arts and foreign language study are being marginalized due to NCLB
· The Arts are Vital to Young People’s Success in School and Life
U.S. Assistant Secretary for Vocational and Adult Education talks about the arts’ important role in fulfilling NCLB’s goal of improved student achievement
· Arts Programs and NCLB
Letter to Superintendents from U.S. Education Secretary supporting the arts
· No Child Left Behind Survey
View the results of MENC’s June 2005 NCLB survey
Federal
· Music Education - Field at a Glance
· Music Education in the Law
A review of music education in federal public policy – includes suggested advocacy strategies
· Congressional Support for Arts Education Research in Public Schools
A letter of inquiry from 4 U.S. Senators to the Department of Education regarding the Fast Response Statistical System (FRSS) survey in the arts
· Arts in Education Briefing: Creating Success in School, Work & Life
Remarks from the Director of the Arts Education Partnership
· Measuring Student Achievement in the Future Based on Lessons from the Past: The NAEP Arts Assessment
Music Educators Journal, © MENC November 2005
· Why Should Music Educators Care About NAEP?
Teaching Music, © MENC February 2000
State
· Artscan Database
A 50 state database developed by the Education Commission on the States to support the analysis of state-level public policy related to the arts in education
· State Arts Education Policy Database
Arts Education Partnership database which contains information on state arts education policy
· State Policymakers’ Views on the Arts in Education
A brief examining the education priorities of 21 state policymakers and what role the arts play in supporting those priorities
· The Arts — A Lifetime of Learning
2004-2006 Education Commission of the States Chairman’s Initiative
· Governor’s Commission on the Arts in Education – Findings and Recommendations
Summary of state arts education policies and policymakers’ perspectives from the Education Commission of the States