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Press Release: Nashville Recording Artist Sarah Darling to Receive NAfME’s “Stand for Music” Award

June 18th, 2013

Rising Singer-Songwriter and Grand Ole Opry® Star recognized for her ongoing support of music education RESTON, VA. (June 18, 2013)  – The National Association for Music Education (NAfME) has named country artist Sarah Darling as a recipient of its “Stand for … Read More »

ESEA Bill Clears Markup—On to the Senate

June 12th, 2013

    It was touch and go for a while, but at the end of the committee markup on June 12, the language that lists “music” within the Well Rounded funding pot was still there.  For music educators, this was … Read More »

Call for Papers for “Music and Sound” Issue of Journal of American Culture

June 10th, 2013

Call for Papers: The Journal of American Culture Theme Issue:  Music and Sound in American Culture Music attends all aspects of American culture, reflecting its diversity, oddities and wonders and providing a distinctly complex national soundscape.  This theme issue of … Read More »

GRAMMY Foundation Announces Quarter-Finalists for Music Educator Award

June 7th, 2013

A total of 217 music teachers from 195 cities across 45 states have been announced as quarterfinalists for the Music Educator Award presented by The Recording Academy® and the GRAMMY Foundation®. More than 30,000 initial nominations were submitted from all … Read More »

Policy Update: NAfME Analyzes New ESEA Bill

June 6th, 2013

Senator Tom Harkin (Iowa), chairman of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee, introduced the Strengthening America’s Schools Act of 2013, a bill to reauthorize the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA), and replace No Child Left Behind (NCLB). Harkin … Read More »

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