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…
The Beat Newsletter: February 2016
February 29, 2016
February may be the shortest month of the year, but it also happens to be the month when planning for the year ahead starts to…
Blog: The Every Student Succeeds Act of 2015 and what it means for Arts Education
February 3, 2016
Last month, after years of stalled negotiations and Congressional stalemates, President Obama signed into law a new version of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act.…
The Beat Newsletter: January 2016
January 13, 2016
The Voice of Arts Education in NJ: Keeping you up to date in our field
Blog: Make Way for NJ – Arts Ed Year in Review 2015
January 13, 2016
Over the past year we have learned that arts education in NJ schools continues to thrive. We are the first in the nation to include…
