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Teaching Artists Are Getting Web-connected

Teaching Artists Are Getting Web-connected
by Janet Eilber

September 2009

A webposium and expanding online presence signal how teaching artists are using new technologies to expand and enhance communication.

A Classical Superstar Beats the Drums for Music Education

by Robert Everett-Green

The Globe and Mail | October 31, 2009

Two world-class conductors, in Toronto for an awards ceremony, promoted their ambitious music education program for youths.

Why Watching TV Won’t Turn Your Baby into a Genius

by Helen Rumbelow

Times Online (U.K.) | October 29, 2009

Disney is offering refunds on its Baby Einstein DVDs as parents find that watching the programs didn't make their children smarter. This opinion piece questions why parents thought that would happen in the first place.

Artists, Profs. Evaluate Arts Education

by Marisa Landicho

The Stanford Daily | October 29, 2009

A discussion at Stanford University focused on the relationship between art and academics. What are the pros and cons of trying to teach artists?

Double Honors

by Arin Gencer

The Baltimore Sun | October 23, 2009

Of the five schools to win the annual "national school of distinction in arts education" award from the Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, two are in Baltimore County, the first time multiple schools from the same district won.

New Movement for Conservatory

by Geoff Edgers

The Boston Globe | October 23, 2009

A famous Venezuelan music education program arrives in the United States in the form of a program at the New England Conservatory. There, at least 50 people will receive training to open music educational centers in areas where children couldn’t normally afford instruments.

NEA's Rocco Landesman: No More Culture Wars

by David Ng

Los Angeles Times | October 21, 2009

The recently appointed chairman of the National Endowment for the Arts, Rocco Landesman, speaks of aggressively supporting the arts and arts education but faces many challenges, according to this blog post.

The New Untouchables

by Thomas L. Friedman

The New York Times | October 20, 2009

In his column, Thomas Friedman suggests that for the United States to compete in the global economy, its schools must improve not only the three R's but also "entrepreneurship, innovation and creativity."

Arts Education and Graduation Rates

by Rachel Lee Harris

The New York Times | October 18, 2009

High schools in New York City with the best access to arts education had the highest graduation rates, a study by a nonprofit organization finds.

Why Is Math So Scary?

by Peggy Curran

The Gazette (Montreal) | October 16, 2009

A math professor argues that math anxiety often has more to do with inept teaching and bad experiences in grade school than from innate inabilities to understand math concepts. And new studies show that musical training can increase math proficiency.

A Dying Art

by Trevor Kupfer

Volume One Magazine | October 15, 2009

An expansive feature on the decline of arts education, despite its increasing importance.

NYC Promotes Arts Alliances in Schools

by Georg Szalai

Hollywood Reporter | October 15, 2009

New York city officials unveiled a plan to pique young students' interest in the study of film and television

Chester School Thrives With Focus on the Arts

by Art Carey

The Philadelphia Inquirer | October 14, 2009

A new arts school in a city just outside of Philadelphia is providing disadvantaged students with great opportunities.

New on Dana

Arts Ed on the Web

September 2009

Available online: our quarterly feature in which we highlight Web sites devoted to arts education.