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November 2009
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Invitation for Review and Comment - 21st Century Skills Arts Map
Deadline is 12/11/09. Background: The Partnership for 21^st Century Skills (www.21stcenturyskills.org) is the leading advocacy organization focused on infusing 21^st century skills into education. The organization brings together the business community, education leaders, and policymakers to define a powerful vision for 21^st century education and to ensure that students emerge from our schools with the skills needed to be effective citizens, workers, and leaders in the 21^st century. Read additional background information on the Arts Map

NAEA Comments on Investing in Innovation (i3) Guidelines. On behalf of the nation’s visual arts educators, NAEA submitted recommendations to the U.S. Department of Education in response to the Proposed Priorities, Requirements, Definitions, and Selection Criteria for the Investing in Innovation Fund issued on October 9, 2009. With an appropriation of $650 million, this is the only portion of the U.S. Department of Education’s stimulus funding for which nonprofit organizations may apply directly, as long as they are working in partnership with Local Education Agencies. Local Education Agencies and/or consortiums of Local Education Agencies may also apply. Following the comment period, the Department anticipates releasing the final guidelines in early January 2010.
Related Information: Investing in Innovation Fund Overview | Click here for details and links to a program fact sheet, the proposed guidleines, and a PowerPoint presentation.

College Board's National Task Force on the Arts in Education releases report, "Arts at the Core: Recommendations for advancing the state of arts education in the 21st Century," as it confronts challenges to the state of the arts in education, identifies the many benefits of arts learning, and details eight key recommendations for advancing the place of the arts in American education. Download the full report [2.4 MB].

Arts Education and Graduation Rates. In a report released October 19th, the nonprofit Center for Arts Education found that New York City high schools with the highest graduation rates also offered students the most access to arts education. View full report at caenyc.org (The New York Times, October 18, 2009)

NAEA CALL FOR WHITE PAPERS in support of “Learning in a Visual Age: The Critical Importance of Visual Arts Education”

Access the latest information & resources through the NAEP Toolkit

What does the Convention theme Art Education and Social Justice mean?

2010 NAEA National Convention

Convention Registration. Official online registration opens November 2009

NAEA Artisans Gallery. Sign up now to reserve your space for the NAEA Artisans Gallery on April 14, 2010

Convention Housing. Book your hotel room online (or download a Hotel Reservation Form

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Exhibiting at the National Convention. Reserve Exhibit Space Today!

Call for Presentations has closed; proposals under review

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The October 2009 issue features an article on "Education and Artists Corps Included in New Community Service Programs"; 2010 NAEA National Convention update-Notes from the Program Coordinator, Vanessa Lopez; learn how "Two Professional Development Learning Communities Experience DC Art Museums"; read the column, The Arts and Public Priorities-Message from the President, R. Barry Shauck; read the October 2009 column, Cleansing the Palette-Message from the Director, Deborah B. Reeve, EdD.

Plus, see who is featured in People in the News; read about the latest regional and divisional activities, as well as updates from the committees & issues groups; read recent book reviews; and view a list of Calls for Papers/Submissions; and much more!