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Currently there are several legislative advocacy campaigns fighting at the local, state and national level.  Visit their websites and social media for information on how you can contribute and join the cause.

CURRENT CALLS TO ACTION!!

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Advocacy organizations:

National:

Arts Are Education

NAMM Foundation

National Association for Music Education (NAfME)

ArtsEdSEL

 

Texas:

Texas Arts Education Campaign

Texas Cultural Trust

Texans for the Arts

Did you know.... "Music" and "Art" are listed as stand alone subjects important to providing a well-rounded education in the current federal Every Student Succeeds Act, or ESSA, that was signed into law in 2015

Articles and Research:

Learning Arts and the Brain

Your Brain on Art

 

“The Surprising Thing Google Learned about it’s Employees – And What it Means for Today’s Students”- washingtonpost.com

Quotes...

"Children that are playing music, their brain structure actually changes and their cerebral cortex actually gets larger,"
Susan Magsamen
Director of the International Arts and Mind Lab at Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
Co-author of the New York Times bestseller "Your Brain on Art: How the Arts Transform Us"