The Musical Theater Songwriting Challenge is an initiative of the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) in partnership with the National Alliance for Musical Theatre (NAMT), the Musical Theater Songwriting Challenge is an opportunity for high…
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Working to prevent acts of targeted violence and terrorism in the United States, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Center for Prevention Programs and Partnerships (CP3) supports programs that…
The Using Strategic Decision-making to Maximize Student Outcomes Toolkit (link) can help within your state educational agency (SEA) and with your local educational agencies (LEA) think through how to implement the six strategies explored through…
The National Endowment for the Humanities released information on a grant funding opportunity, the “Spotlight on Humanities in Higher Education” program. This three-year, ‘no-matching funds’ required grant opportunity includes a full year of…
AAEC Partner Arts Education Partnership(AEP) releases the Creative Pathways: Arts Education in Juvenile Justice Systems. This tool provides a variety of…
The Center for Prevention and Partnerships produced their one-stop shop for federal resources to prevent targeted violence and terrorism in your community. Resources include community support resources, grant funding…
This new resource guide, from AAEC partner the Arts Education Partnership, explores the current state…
New NEH-NEA Partnership Will Expand Data Available on Humanities and Arts and Cultural Organizations
The AAEC is excited to share information about the new interagency partnership between the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) and the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA), which aims to create support for the American Society for Arts…
The Assistance for Arts Education Center (AAEC) is thrilled to release the “Teaching Artist Training Tips” guide designed to assist schools and arts centers better partner with teaching artists. Teaching artists are pivotal to the arts education…
What does a doubling of the number of students who are missing a month or more of schooling in the school year mean? What do the numbers tell us about the challenges our schools and communities face, and what does the evidence base say about the…
This brief (link) from the Region 6 Comprehensive Center (R6CC) provides an overview of the similarities and differences…
This brief (link) from the Region 19 Comprehensive Center describes universally effective teaching practices. It demonstrates how a…
In the 2020-2021 school year—the most recent year for which federal data is available—14.7 million students nationwide were chronically absent, nearly doubling pre pandemic rates. Encouragingly, we know that taking a data-driven, comprehensive…
U.S. ED is now accepting funding applications for evidence-based projects that include STEM, social emotional learning, educator recruitment/retention, and other field-initiated innovations are welcome.
Notices Inviting Applications…
The OJJDP announced a competitive grant for FY24 Arts Programs for Justice-Involved Youth. OJJDP seeks to support and strengthen collaborations between arts-based organizations and juvenile justice systems to develop, expand, or enhance promising…
Last week, the NEA unveiled its new National Arts Statistics and Evidence-based Reporting Center (NASERC). “As part of this ongoing work, NASERC has created the Arts Indicators Project to…
The Thoughtful Teacher Podcast provides professional development for your drive between home. The Thoughtful Teacher podcast shares the stories of educators who have implemented innovative or creative solutions within their space. These stories…
[New Spotlight] Best Practices Clearinghouse: Raise the Bar: Lead the World Resource Spotlight
This spotlight features…
The Student Engagement and Attendance Center (SEAC) designed this tool to help State Education Agencies (SEAs), Local Education Agencies (LEAs), and other educators work as a team to leverage relationships with young people and…