Burbank Advocacy Year in Review
By TaraTheOrganizer // June 3, 2010 10:14 AM
At the May 26th Arts for All Progress Report meeting, Burbank Arts Ed Advocacy Team Co-Chair Alexandra Helfrich gave an impressive presentation detailing the great work of the Burbank team this year. Her speech is below.
"I’d like to share what we learned this year during our partnership with Arts For All.
Burbank District Arts Coordinator, Peggy Flynn, worked with Tara Stafford from Arts for LA to identify a “Leadership Team” for the Arts Advocacy Group. This... Read more
SMMUSD Budget Update
By TaraTheOrganizer // June 2, 2010 02:31 PM
Early this week, arts education advocates along with many other parents, educators, and community members in Santa Monica and Malibu were disappointed to learn that Measure A failed according to the latest vote count.* Measure A, a parcel tax initiative conducted by SMMUSD through a mail-in only election, was the district’s best shot at retaining many of its programs and staff.
The measure needed a 2/3 vote in favor to pass. It received just over 63% of the vote, missing the mark by... Read more
'Tis the Season. Budget Season.
By TaraTheOrganizer // March 9, 2010 04:30 PM
Tis the season. Budget season. With all the advocacy campaigns we have launched in recent weeks, I think it's safe to assume that anyone reading this blog has probably taken action on one of our recent campaigns, whether it be for your school district, municipality, or the County. Thanks to your efforts, we have made quite an impact so far, but we still have far to go as...
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Arts Ed Advocates in Action
By TaraTheOrganizer // February 9, 2010 12:44 PM
I have to admit, when we embarked on this process last fall it was hard to imagine that just a few months later, five teams in five school districts would be leading their own advocacy campaigns, and that so many individuals would be taking on leadership and figuring out how they can sustain their arts ed programs and their advocacy...
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How do we measure quality in arts education?
By TaraTheOrganizer // January 19, 2010 10:37 AM
Close your eyes and envision a quality arts education experience. What do you see?ÂÂ
This is the question posed last week by Steve Seidel from Harvard's Project Zero to the 270 attendees who attended the Arts Education Roundtable at Central High School #9 and hosted by Arts for All. ÂÂ
The event featured Steve Seidel and Lynn Waldorf of the... Read more
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