by Brady Smith | Oct 7, 2022
by Winnie Mwamsamali | Sep 28, 2022 | General
Malawi is a small landlocked country in Sub-Saharan Africa with a population of over 18 million. Over the years, the country has made tremendous strides in developing its educational systems. In many communities of Malawi, music, dance and oral storytelling, locally...
by Brady Smith | Sep 27, 2022
by Brady Smith | Sep 27, 2022
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by Brady Smith | Aug 23, 2022
by Brady Smith | Aug 20, 2022
As policymakers continue to rethink, reshape and reform systems, it has become vital to involve the appropriate voices in these conversations. Inclusion of the people who are directly affected by policy and funding actions in their communities leads to equitable...
by Brady Smith | Aug 17, 2022
by Brady Smith | Aug 4, 2022
by Brady Smith | Jul 20, 2022
by Brady Smith | Jul 6, 2022
by Brady Smith | Jun 22, 2022
ArtsEd Digest Archive Here you will find all past issues of ArtsEd Digest, AEP’s bi-monthly newsletter highlighting news from AEP partner organizations and the field, including reports, research and job opportunities. Hidden 2026 May 13, 2026 – ArtsEd Digest | Policy...
by Brady Smith | Jun 22, 2022
by Brady Smith | Jun 8, 2022
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by Alexandra Etscovitz | Apr 8, 2022 | General
Remember when teaching was “only” about high achievement, standardized testing, active shooter drills and differentiating our instruction? All kidding aside, the fact that educators have been juggling those demands with the new educational landscape of...
by Brady Smith | Apr 6, 2022
by Jenna Masone, Ed.D. | Apr 4, 2022 | General
How do we make school improvement efforts impactful and lasting? Traditionally, school improvement efforts only address academic improvement and fall short in impacting the whole school. Alternately, the arts are often tapped to improve schools yet fall short because...
by Krystal Johnson | Apr 1, 2022 | Policy
AEP is committed to enhancing ArtScan to continuously meet the needs of our network as they utilize the database for their respective work. We are excited about this year’s update…or upgrade as some may consider it. Our goals with the changes this year are to make the...
by Brady Smith | Mar 31, 2022
by Brady Smith | Mar 31, 2022
by Tom Keily | Mar 28, 2022 | General
The journey of a child through making meaning was one of the foundational learnings from the Arts Education Partnership’s work on The Arts and Literacies. Specifically, meaning making supports students to develop knowledge, awareness, appreciation and empathy of...
by Brady Smith | Mar 23, 2022
by Gene Lyman | Mar 21, 2022 | General
Individuals navigate the world through the senses and textures of life, grounding us in our common humanity. Linking literacies and the arts encourages fluidity between disciplines, creates space for multiple forms of meaning making and prompts flexible thinking...
by Julia Murphy | Mar 16, 2022
by Cassandra Quillen | Mar 16, 2022
by Cassandra Quillen | Mar 16, 2022
by Gwynne Middleton | Mar 16, 2022
Join us on March 29 for a FREE, virtual policy briefing for researchers and funders in arts and education! Explore existing gaps in arts education research and focus on creating a deeper dialogue among funders, researchers and practitioners during the policy briefing....
by Sloka Iyengar | Mar 14, 2022 | General
My name is Sloka, and I am a neuroscientist and classical Indian dancer from Ahmedabad, India, and I now live in New York. I started learning Bharatanatyam — a form of classical Indian dance — when I was five years old. Bharatanatyam is rich in facial and hand...
by Cassandra Quillen | Mar 10, 2022
by Cassandra Quillen | Mar 7, 2022
Considering education as an ecosystem — rather than a single, independent system or agency — recognizes the interconnections between environments within and outside of schools that impact student well-being. When included as a key part of the wellness ecosystem, the...
by Mary Dell’Erba | Mar 2, 2022 | General
A powerful arts education, as defined by the Hewlett Foundation, inspires students to bring their full selves and their communities to the learning space and invites students to make choices about the kinds of art they create and the stories they tell, as well as to...
by Julia Murphy | Feb 23, 2022
by Cassandra Quillen | Feb 23, 2022
by Elizabeth Stuart Whitehead | Feb 14, 2022 | General
Literacy as it relates to reading and writing has been a passion of mine since I was an elementary art teacher early in my career. In my current role as a visual art supervisor for Prince George’s County Public Schools (PGCPS) in Maryland, literacy is a focus in every...
by Cassandra Quillen | Feb 9, 2022
by Julia Murphy | Feb 2, 2022
by Cassandra Quillen | Jan 26, 2022
by Cassandra Quillen | Jan 26, 2022
by Prince Nwankwo | Jan 25, 2022 | General
Arts Education Partnership had a conversation with Prince Nwankwo about his arts experiences with Everett: Company Stage & School while in the care of the Massachusetts Department of Youth Services (DYS) and the continued arts support as he made his transition...
by Cassandra Quillen | Jan 12, 2022
by Cassandra Quillen | Dec 15, 2021
by Stevey Jones | Dec 13, 2021 | General
I love hats. Ever since I was a kid, I’ve enjoyed wearing them, from fitted baseball caps to vintage snap-backs to dad hats. You name it, I wear it. But I never considered wearing them all at the same time. Not only would it look strange, but it would be hard keeping...
by Cassandra Quillen | Dec 9, 2021 | General
Background In late 2020, the Arts Education Partnership began exploring intersections of arts education and literacy. While connections between the two topics have been researched and discussed, they often focus narrowly on the impacts of arts learning on reading and...
by Cassandra Quillen | Dec 7, 2021
This interactive and adaptive resource captures the insights and reflections of attendees who joined AEP’s Arts and Literacies Thinkers Meeting Series. It incorporates art and text to support different experiences and interactions as visitors explore the...
by Ta’Dreama McBride | Dec 7, 2021 | General
On August 2nd, Performing Statistics, a partner of Arts Education Partnership (AEP), announced the release of Freedom Constellations. This interactive public art project represents a new monument that asks youth to illustrate a road map toward freedom for all young...
by Cassandra Quillen | Dec 6, 2021
by Cassandra Quillen | Nov 24, 2021
An arts education organization asked about states that named the arts in their approved state ESSER plans and their proposed arts-related activities. Our response includes an overview of the the states that included arts in their plans, the states with plans that have...
by Cassandra Quillen | Nov 24, 2021
by Nate Marcarelli | Nov 22, 2021
by Nate Marcarelli | Nov 22, 2021
by Travis Marcum | Nov 16, 2021 | General
In 2010, Austin Classical Guitar (ACG) expanded our 20-year school-based guitar education program to the Gardner Betts Juvenile Justice Center, a residential facility that houses a school within the Austin Independent School District (ISD)for middle and high school...
by Cassandra Quillen | Nov 10, 2021
by Cassandra Quillen | Nov 4, 2021
by Nate Marcarelli | Nov 2, 2021
by Nate Marcarelli | Nov 2, 2021
How Theatre Education Transforms Student’s...
by Cassandra Quillen | Oct 28, 2021
by Nate Marcarelli | Oct 28, 2021
The Arts and...
by Nate Marcarelli | Oct 28, 2021
by Cassandra Quillen | Oct 13, 2021
by Cassandra Quillen | Oct 13, 2021
by Cassandra Quillen | Oct 13, 2021
by Cassandra Quillen | Oct 13, 2021
by Cassandra Quillen | Oct 13, 2021
by Cassandra Quillen | Oct 13, 2021
by Cassandra Quillen | Oct 13, 2021
by Cassandra Quillen | Oct 13, 2021
by Cassandra Quillen | Oct 13, 2021
by Cassandra Quillen | Oct 13, 2021
by Cassandra Quillen | Oct 13, 2021
by Cassandra Quillen | Oct 13, 2021
by Cassandra Quillen | Oct 13, 2021
by Cassandra Quillen | Oct 13, 2021
by Cassandra Quillen | Oct 13, 2021
by Cassandra Quillen | Oct 13, 2021
by Cassandra Quillen | Oct 13, 2021
by Cassandra Quillen | Oct 13, 2021
by Cassandra Quillen | Oct 13, 2021
by Cassandra Quillen | Oct 13, 2021
by Parker Nelson | Oct 12, 2021 | Practice
Fifth House Ensemble has been refining the design of our educational programming since our founding in 2005. With a mission of “tapping the collaborative spirit of chamber music” and years of experience building arts-integrated programming in public school classrooms,...
by Gwynne Middleton | Sep 29, 2021
by Martha McKenna | Sep 28, 2021 | Practice
Like many district leaders across the country, in recent years Lawrence Public Schools administrators in Massachusetts moved to create more culturally responsive curriculum to better serve their school district, which is comprised of a BIPOC majority student...
by Krystal Johnson | Sep 21, 2021 | Outreach, Policy, Practice
AEP is excited to launch the Juvenile Justice Series: Broadcasting Arts Experiences this month. Each blog post in the series will focus on arts learning impact stories from youth in the care of juvenile justice facilities or those directly providing services to youth....
by Cate Bechtold | Sep 9, 2021 | Outreach, Practice
Educating amid the pandemic has been a whirlwind for teachers, who have faced a myriad of challenges — from technology to student engagement. At Wolf Trap Foundation for the Performing Arts, throughout the pandemic we have been actively collaborating with our...
by Gwynne Middleton | Sep 1, 2021
by Gwynne Middleton | Aug 18, 2021
by Emily Barclay | Aug 12, 2021 | Practice
The COVID-19 pandemic shifted the educational landscape dramatically as teachers quickly transitioned to instructing, guiding and assessing in a digital landscape. The realities of assessment practices in the online music classroom are significantly different than...
by Gwynne Middleton | Jul 28, 2021
by Gwynne Middleton | Jul 21, 2021
by Gwynne Middleton | Jul 7, 2021
by Nate Marcarelli | Jul 6, 2021
by Gwynne Middleton | Jul 1, 2021
by Casey Maddock | Jun 22, 2021 | Policy
Did you know that of the 54 states and territories tracked by the National Association of State Boards of Education, 50 have boards of education (BOE) responsible for setting education policy? And 24 of those include student representatives as members of their state...
by Gwynne Middleton | Jun 21, 2021
by Ruth Mercado-Zizzo | Jun 16, 2021 | Research
As a theatre artist, no one needs to convince me that the arts have a powerful impact on youth. I have personally experienced and witnessed how the arts transform students’ learning experiences by fostering positive creative youth development outcomes such as...
