Archive for November, 2013

Restore State Art Funds – The Time Is Now!

The Facts: The Georgia Council for the Arts budget was cut by 90%. The Grass Roots Arts Program was defunded and closed. Georgia ranks 50th in the nation in state arts spending. Georgia’s per capita rate is six cents (.06) for arts funding. The Consequences: Severe cuts in the arts budget has eliminated jobs, cut […]

November 26, 2013 · admin · No Comments
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STEM / STEAM CONNECTOR SESSION | Dec 5, 1:00 pm

Georgia’s students smARTer than you think STEM / STEAM CONNECTOR SESSION | Dec 5, 1:00 pm How can youth media frame its work in the context of STEM or STEAM while staying true to core missions? Join NAMAC for an invigorating panel discussion on ways that youth media organizations can promote their role in STEM […]

November 22, 2013 · admin · No Comments
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Georgia Students smARTer than you think!

Article is about using Arts Integration to Enhance Common Core. Arts Integration strategies have a variety of levels, and many can be implemented quite quickly in classrooms. The keys to using Arts Integration successfully are: •Collaboration between arts and classroom teachers to find naturally-aligned objectives •Using an arts area in which the classroom teacher is […]

November 20, 2013 · admin · No Comments
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Breaking News: Arts & Arts Educ. in early childhood education.

The “Strong Start for America’s Children Act” has been introduced in the Senate. The early childhood education proposal is an initiative to expand and improve early learning opportunities for children from birth to age 5. http://www.help.senate.gov/newsroom/press/release/?id=0ce17426-7c95-4e92-b185-47d07b9f3021&groups=Chair The legislation specifically mentions arts and arts education, listing “approaches to learning, including creative arts expression;” as one of […]

November 15, 2013 · admin · No Comments
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Advance Results from ‘Artists and Health Insurance’ Survey

Author: Sam Kaplan Advance Copy of Findings: Top level takeaways 1. US-based artists less likely to be insured than the general public. 2. Those who do have health insurance are more likely to be paying for an individual plan than the general public. 3. Of uninsured respondents, the vast majority – 88% – cite they […]

November 5, 2013 · admin · No Comments
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