Mazzocchi: The Truth About Arts Education in Our Schools
October 30, 2014
What made you decide to move to the South Orange – Maplewood School District? Was it the annual NY Times articles we see, describing the towns…
Visual and Performing Arts Grade Weighting Bill Wins Committee Approval
October 11, 2014
(TRENTON) Legislation sponsored by Assembly Republican Leader Jon Bramnick (R-Somerset) and Assemblyman Patrick Diegnan (D-Middlesex) that requires school districts to weigh visual and performing arts…
NJ School Reports feature arts enrollment, advanced course work
October 10, 2014
The latest version of the state’s annual school report card continues efforts begun last year to measure student performance by looking beyond test scores. For…
Arts in N.J. public education 2014: An integral part of student life
September 5, 2014
Arts education advocates always seem to live in fear that, especially in times of tight budgets, the first areas slashed will be anything arts-related. The…
New Jersey Shines a Light on Arts Education
September 5, 2014
New Jersey state government agency offered some outstanding news last week. Surprised? Don’t be. The New Jersey Department of Education released the 2013 School Performance…
