Each month, the Iowa Arts Council sends a few arts-related story ideas to our statewide press list - just to jog the thinking of local editors and journalists about what they might find in their own backyard. This month, arts education topics are the prompts. Have your local media picked up on any of these?
1. Budget cuts have slashed art programs and art teachers in public schools across Iowa. What has been the impact in your community? Did anyone speak against cutting the budget for arts? Did anyone speak up in support of cuts? How did the arts fare against other programs? What have schools done to supplement the arts? Have they increased artist residencies? What is the impact on students?
2. Who are the Certified Arts Teachers in your community who teach art, music, drama or dance in schools? How many schools do they teach in? How much time is allowed for arts education in your schools each week? Do Certified Arts Teachers also teach other areas of curriculum? What are their views on the future of arts education in public schools? Do schools think it is important to employ Certified Arts Teachers? If your schools do not have Certified Arts Teachers, who is providing arts education experiences?
3 Do you want to recognize local administrators and school boards for their great arts leadership? The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts and Iowa Alliance for Arts Education offers the Arts Administrator of the Year recognition for principals and superintendents who work to ensure student have access to the arts. And, in cooperation with the Iowa Association of School Boards (IASB), the Iowa Alliance for Arts Education is participating (for the 22nd year) in an awards program to recognize local school boards for outstanding support of the arts in education. Check out these awards programs.
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