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A Question & Answer Preview: Growing up with the Arts National Conference Keynote Speaker – Alberto Carvalho

Mar 15, 2016 | jarred@ya.org

  Young Audiences Arts for Learning was pleased to welcome Alberto Carvalho, superintendent of Miami-Dade County Public Schools (M-DCPS) as one of our key speakers for Growing up with the Arts. Mr. Carvalho has served as the superintendent of the M-DCPS District since September 2008. He is a nationally recognized and critically acclaimed expert on education transformation and finance who has…

Lynn Tuttle on the ESSA and Title IV Funding

Feb 25, 2016 | marcus@ya.org

This article was contributed by Lynn Tuttle, Senior Regulatory Policy Advisor for the National Association for Music Education On December 10, 2015, President Barack Obama signed into law the newest iteration of the nation’s Elementary and Secondary Education Act, known as the Every Student Succeeds Act (…

Growing Up with the Arts

Dec 31, 2015 | marcus@ya.org

                                                            Registration is now closed. This April, join arts educators from around the country as we head to the sunshine state for the national arts-in-education conference, Growing Up with the Arts, April 14-16 at the luxurious Eden Roc Miami Beach resort. With three…

Young Audiences New Jersey & Eastern Pennsylvania Announces New President & CEO

Aug 10, 2015 | marcus@ya.org

PRINCETON, NJ; August 10, 2015 — Young Audiences New Jersey & Eastern Pennsylvania (YA), the leading provider of arts education in the state, has announced the selection of Michele Russo as its new President & CEO. Michele will transition into the role on October 19 as Laurence Capo retires after 25 years of dedication to YA. A national search was conducted by the board of trustees’…

Building pARTnerships Through Community Connections: The Right Brain Initiative and the Art of Collaboration

Apr 17, 2015 | jarred@ya.org

The Right Brain Initiative is a public-private partnership of schools, local government, private donors, and the cultural community, working together to make arts education accessible to every K-8 student in the Portland, Oregon tri-county region. Since launching in 2008, the Regional Arts & Culture Council has served as the Initiative’s Managing Partner with Young Audiences of Oregon &…

A Perfect Place to Start: Arts in Education. By Jane Chu, Chairman of the National Endowment for the Arts

Apr 3, 2015 | jarred@ya.org

NEA Chairman Jane Chu with Wisconsin Senator Tammy Baldwin and musicians from the Latino Arts Strings Program in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.   By Jane Chu, Chairman of the National Endowment for the Arts   A few blocks from my office in Washington, policymakers are discussing the future of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA). Signed into law by President Johnson…

Keynote Speakers - Building Partnerships Through Community Connections

Feb 27, 2015 | jarred@ya.org

  Jane Chu, NEA Chairman: Keynote Address on Friday, April 24 at 9 am Jane Chu is the the current Chairman of the National Endowment for the Arts. Since 2006,  Jane Chu served as the president and CEO of the Kauffman Center for the Performing Arts in Kansas City, Missouri, overseeing a $413-million campaign to build the center. She was a fund executive at the…

Breakout Session E: 9:15 – 10:45 a.m.

Feb 27, 2015 | jarred@ya.org

  E1. Where the Wild Things Are: A Discussion and Performance by the Bloomfield String Quartet Natalia Korenchuk and Virginia Brungardt, violin Hailey Hatcher Treas, viola Caitlin Schmidt, cello   Learn how a group of young musicians developed interactive kinder concerts for public school students in grades K-2, balanced their own classwork and…

Announcing Keynote Speaker Jane Chu at National Arts in Education Conference in Kansas City

Feb 11, 2015 | marcus@ya.org

New York, NY – February 11, 2015 – Attended by arts organization staff from around the country, Building Partnerships through Community Connections, a three day national arts-in-education conference, will take place April 23-25, 2015 in Kansas City, MO. Building Partnerships is hosted by Kansas City Young Audiences and Arts Partners, Wichita, affiliates of the…

Young Audiences of Louisiana to host Arts-Integrated Instruction for Jefferson Parish Schools!

Jan 28, 2015 | jarred@ya.org

More than 50 teachers at five Jefferson Parish Schools will participate in Arts-Integrated training sessions hosted by Young Audiences of Louisiana. The professional development is being made possible by a $347,000 federal grant received by the Jefferson Parish School District. The training program starts with a four day session this week, January 26-29 at the New Orleans Museum of Art, and will…