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Arts Education Publications and Services
Arts Education Network
Americans for the Arts provides services to arts education professionals via the Arts Education Network—a segment of the professional members of Americans for the Arts who work to improve access to and quality in arts education. The network connects and serves individuals and organizations that advance arts education.
Arts Education Council
The Arts Education Council provides valuable guidance on the development and execution of programs and services that meet the needs of the Arts Education Network.
Arts Education Publications and Services
- Convenings
Americans for the Arts regularly hosts an annual arts education convention. The 2007 and 2006 conference information is available for review. Our 2008 Convention proposal call is now live. - Publications
- The Weekly News
The Weekly News, sent via listserv, reports news, resources, and funding opportunities to network members. Past issues of The Weekly News are online. - Arts Education Information Quarterly (AEIQ)
The AEIQ seeks writers to share their expertise in advancing arts education. AEIQ offers practical information to concerned professionals about influencing public education decision makers for arts education. Past issues and submission guidelines are available. - Special Publications
On occaision, the Arts Education Network receives special publications from Americans for the Arts. As experts on a breadth of topics, writers of special publications can suggest topics at anytime to our staff. Previously published special publications are online. - Online Store
The Americans for the Arts Online Store has member discounts and a great selection of current arts education titles. - Local Partnerships
Americans for the Arts partners with local communities to offer expertise, national perspectives, and added capacity to local efforts to advance arts education. Staff speak widely and often across the country as guest lecturers, keynotes, panelists, conveners, session leaders, reviewers, policy experts, and writers. Topics of expertise include district, state, and federal policy advancement; methods and impact of successful partnerships; school board, administrator, and parent leadership for arts education; quality assurance in arts education; coalition building; and other topics. Our call for local partners offers information on working with us. - Strategic Partnerships
Working with the national PTA, the National School Boards Association, the American Association of School Adminstrators, and others, Americans for the Arts develops leadership for arts education among education decision makers, connects arts education professionals to related fields, and provides intelligence on arts education to national leaders in public education. - Public Schools
Americans for the Arts hosts two efforts to affect positive change for arts education in public schools. The first is our Arts Education and No Child Left Behind resource page. The second is a storehouse of tools to grow arts education in schools. - Advocacy
Americans for the Arts arts education advocacy ensures funding at the U.S. Department of Education and creates a safe place for the arts in the context of the No Child Left Behind Act. - Information
- Arts Education Listserv
The listserv delivers valuable information to network members. Subscribe to the listserv. - National Arts Policy Database
The National Arts Policy Database enables users to search and add information about a multitude of topics related to arts education.
Explore the database. - Arts Education Technical Assistance
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