Ready. Set. Be an Arts Ed Advocate!
It's back-to-school season. For us here at Arts for LA, that means it's time to launch our pilot arts education advocacy teams in 5 school districts by getting YOU and your communities involved!read more
View ArticleIt's Happening
It's Happening: Community Advocacy Teams Hello Arts Advocates, It's happening. We are organizing community advocacy teams in school districts, and people are excited about it. read more
View ArticleArts Ed in LAUSD: Movement or Lose It
Last month I attended a plan-of-action meeting addressing the proposed devastating cuts to elementary art and music programs for LAUSD's 2010-11 arts education branch budget.The proposed cuts will...
View ArticleHow do we measure quality in arts education?
Close your eyes and envision a quality arts education experience. What do you see? This is the question posed last week by Steve Seidel from Harvard's Project Zero to the 270 attendees who attended...
View ArticleArts Ed Advocates in Action
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...
View Article'Tis the Season. Budget Season.
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...
View ArticleLooking Back... And Forward
It's hard to believe it was just four years ago that I was working in the basement of Grand Performances, plugging in the phone lines, building our first website and membership campaign.read more
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