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As Teaching Artists Energize, Opportunities Abound

As Teaching Artists Energize, Opportunities Abound
by Janet Eilber

August 2008

As Teaching Artists gain importance in school systems, their roles are becoming better defined and professionalization is taking root.

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Arts Ed on the Web

August 2008

Now available online: our bimonthly feature in which we highlight Web sites devoted to arts education.

Texas Museums Offer Teachers Summer Art Refresher

by Jamie Stengle

Associated Press | August 24, 2008

Teachers in Texas stay up to date on artwork produced since the early 1900s by attending forums on contemporary art hosted by local museums.

Board Makes Investment in New Elementary Art Program

Effingham Herald (Georgia) | August 21, 2008

Elementary schools in Effingham County, Georgia, will have paid art teachers this year.

Philadelphia Schools Chief Vows Support for Arts

by Kristen A. Graham

The Philadelphia Inquirer | August 21, 2008

Responding to concern voiced by several heavy hitters in the Philadelphia arts community, schools chief Arlene Ackerman defended the recent upheavals in arts funding, staffing and curricula.

Youth Orchestras: Energy, Freshness, and a Passion for Music

by Jasper Rees

The Daily Telegraph | August 21, 2008

There is a unique appeal to the modern youth orchestra. In this piece, musicians, conductors and program administrators describe the skill and passion of today's musical youth.