Though the election is over, this is still a great website to check out what both candidates’ positions are on music and arts education as a part of a complete education for all children. The site is SupportMusic.com, brought to you by NAMM and MENC.
NAMM’s mission is to unify, lead and strengthen the global music products industry and to increase active participation in music making (from www.namm.org).
MENC is the world’s largest arts education organization and the only association that addresses all aspects of music education. More than 142,000 members and supporters represent all levels of teaching from preschool to graduate school. Since 1907, MENC has worked to ensure that every student has access to a well-balanced, comprehensive, and high-quality program of music instruction taught by qualified teachers (from www.menc.org).
On the SupportMusic.com site, you can see a panel discussion held by Dan Rather on music and arts in education, as well as Wynton Marsalis discussing arts education on behalf of the Obama campaign.
Sorry for posting it a day late, but it is still good insight into our president-elect’s position on arts in education.
In addition, Education Week posted this today about President-Elect Obama’s Agenda for Education: The Democrat’s agenda includes expanding preschool, recruiting teachers, increasing funding for charter schools, and amending the No Child Left Behind Act.
I wish President-Elect Obama well on his term as our President of the United States of America.
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