Grade Weighting Law: What You Can Do NOW!
April 8, 2016
A311 (Public Law 2015, CHAPTER 262), the Arts Education Grade Weighting Bill, is a law! The law’s enactment is the culmination of nearly nine years…
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,…
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…
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…
The Beat Newsletter: January 2016
January 13, 2016
The Voice of Arts Education in NJ: Keeping you up to date in our field
Visual and Performing Arts Grade Weighting Bill Wins Committee Approval
January 13, 2016
New Jersey Legislature Passes Arts Grade Weighting Bill On January 11, 2016, the New Jersey Legislature passed our Arts Education Grade Weighting Bill A311 in…
The Census is Coming! The Census is Coming! January 19th!
January 12, 2016
For the third time in the past decade New Jersey will conduct a school-by-school census of arts education programs. New Jersey Arts Education Census Project…
The Every Student Succeeds Act of 2015 and What it Means for Arts Education
December 15, 2015
Yesterday, after years of stalled negotiations and Congressional stalemates, President Obama signed into law a new version of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act. So…
House of Representatives Passes ESEA Reauthorization. On to the Senate!
December 3, 2015
We’re pleased to let you know that today the U.S. House of Representatives overwhelmingly passed the conference agreement to reauthorize the Elementary and Secondary Education…
