Building pARTnerships through Community Connections!

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Building Partnerships through Community Connections!

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

"If we want to get serious about closing the achievement gap, as ESEA states, then we need to get serious about the arts. This is a matter of urgency, especially given recent news that 51 percent of U.S. public school students now live in poverty"... read more.

Arts Advocacy Day: A Great Success, but There is Still Work to be Done!

A Look Back at YA Week 2015

With one day left until the end of YA Week 2015, it’s time to reflect on some of the great work that our affiliates have been doing to celebrate and to advocate for arts-in-education! And we would like start off by highlighting Young Audiences/Arts for Learning Maryland and Arts for Learning Miami.

Hear ye, hear ye! YA of Oregon & SW Washington receives a Proclamation from the City of Portland

Last week, YA of Oregon & SW Washington staff took to city hall to testify in front of the Portland City Council. They definitely made their case and the proclamation states that “the City of Portland recognizes the critical role that the arts play in the development of young people...

YA Week Celebrations: Young Audiences of Virginia has received a Certificate of Recognition from Governor McAuliffe

After months of preparation, National Young Audiences Arts for Learning Week is finally here. To celebrate, every day we will be highlighting festivities from the YA affiliate network. For our first day, we would like to feature Young Audiences of Virginia (YAV) celebrating their 60th anniversary this year...

US House Resolution Designates March 15-21 as National Young Audiences Arts for Learning Week

Join us this week in celebrating the work of the Young Audiences Arts for Learning network! YA Week is being observed across the country in 22 states by Young Audiences' affiliates with special events, school activities, residencies, and performances promoting awareness of YA’s arts-in-education programs.

21st Century Skills for a Globalized World

Today’s global economy is more markedly different from that of any other in history to date... businesses have had to adapt their business strategies in order to compete in a more thorough and effective way. In order to support that change at an organizational level, there has been an increased focus on developing and cultivating “21st century skills” that prepare students for success in the…

YA Week Panel Discussion: Closing the Opportunity Gap for All NYC Children