Good Bye Common Core and Core Curriculum Content Standards! Hello New Jersey Student Learning Standards!
May 5, 2016
After a year of reviewing the standards formally known as Common Core, the New Jersey State Board of Education approved a revision to language arts…
Aligning Title 1 Goals and Arts Education Goals: A Workshop Report
May 4, 2016
On April 11th, the NJ Principals and Supervisors Association/Foundation for Educational Administration hosted a workshop entitled – Achieving Title 1 Goals: The Role of Arts…
Blog: Attention all Past, Present, and Future Governor’s Awardees: Be Proud and Loud!
May 3, 2016
The 2016 New Jersey Governor’s Awards in Arts Education are just around the corner. You can join the celebration of talent, creativity and leadership on…
The Beat Newsletter: April 2016
April 12, 2016
Spring is Popping-up and so is the #ArtsEdNow Campaign
New Grade Weighting Law: What You Can Do NOW!
April 8, 2016
On January 19, 2016, Governor Christie signed A311 (Public Law 2015, CHAPTER 262), the Arts Education Grade Weighting Bill, into law! The law’s enactment is…
State Policy Pilot Program Spring Convening Report
April 6, 2016
In March, the NJ State Policy Pilot Program (SP3) team visited Washington, D.C. for the bi-annual cohort meeting of the participating 10 states. This program,…
Blog: #STEAM Stories from the Garden State
April 6, 2016
STEAM EmPOWERment showcases the work of several schools in the Paterson Public Schools. Photo via steamempowerment.blogspot.com. Conversations about STEAM, both in New Jersey and throughout…
The Beat: NJAEP's Newsletter – March 2016
March 3, 2016
March – the word has a variety of meanings – to have common boundaries and to move in a direct purposeful manner – in step…
Blog: Interview with JoAnn Onnembo, President of AENJ to discuss YAM, stories and advocacy.
March 2, 2016
March is Youth Art Month (YAM), a time, according to the National Art Education Association, “to celebrate visual arts for grades K – 12, emphasize…
