by Jean Palmer | Jan 11, 2016 | Uncategorized
Registration for MAAE Arts Education Advocacy Day, Thursday, March 24th, is now open! And attending yourself is only one of the ways you can register your interest and support. In this year of increased statewide attention to arts education generated by the Arts...
by Jean Palmer | Dec 16, 2015 | Uncategorized
Save the date! Thursday, March 24th, is Maine Alliance for Arts Education Advocacy Day! This year’s Advocacy Day coincides with the Maine Arts Commission’s initiative of completing the Arts Education Census begun by MAAE in 2009 to find out the status of...
by Jean Palmer | Dec 13, 2015 | Uncategorized
The Every Student Succeeds Act, which has amended the Elementary and Secondary Education Act, gives states and local education agencies greater autonomy in setting curricula and standards. The National Association of State Arts Agencies (NASAA) has pointed out the...
by Jean Palmer | Nov 14, 2015 | Uncategorized
Two English classes in Piscataquis Community Secondary School in Guilford and one English class and one drama class in Penquis Valley High School in Milo created theater pieces during Building Community Through the Arts residencies (see our most recent website post)...
by Jean Palmer | Oct 23, 2015 | Uncategorized
This is a busy month for Building Community Through the Arts! For the past two weeks all the ninth grade students in Bethel’s Telstar High School, who are participating in a morning experiential learning program at nearby Bryant Pond, have been doing a BCTA...
by Jean Palmer | Sep 8, 2015 | Uncategorized
We now have the 2009 full census report for arts education in Maine available on our site – view it now in “Creative Communities” (under the “MAAE Programs” tab).
