We stay on top of the latest trends, opportunities and threats in our field. Our newsletter provides a digest of current arts education headlines; our Legislative Update tracks bills in the California Legislature that could impact arts programs in our schools; and, our blog offers an in depth view or opinion on current policy issues. Below are the latest news stories about our work.
Are the Arts Dead in California's Public Schools? - May 2013
Creative Ways to Connect with your School Board - May 2013
Video Campaign Lets Students Tell Lawmakers about Importance of Art - May 2013
Math by Way of Art: For Pasadena School, Arts plus Math is Really Adding Up - May 2013
Educators, Artists Prepare for Youth Arts Festival - April 2013
Hold Districts Accountable for Restoring Arts Funding - March 2013
What's the Big Idea? Teen Advocacy in California - March 2013
High School Students Advocate to Save Arts in Schools - March 2013
Arts Orange County Works to Promote the Local Arts Scene - February 2013
Volunteers Get Creative for School Arts - February 3, 2013
County Wide Arts Education Advocacy Network Launches in Ukiah - December 3, 2012
Arts Education Advocacy Network Launches in Ukiah - November 28, 2012
Candidates Talk about the Arts - October 30, 2012
Sand Castle Contest Shapes Up on Ocean Beach Saturday - October 20, 2012
SVUSD Candidates Talk Arts Education - October 16, 2012
Arts Events Take Center Stage in Escondido - September 23, 2012
Election Time: Gauging School Board Candidate Support of Arts Education - September 21, 2012
Championing Arts Education in Public Schools - September 15, 2012
Study: Music Makes Children More Empathetic - September 7, 2012
Music Makes Kids More Empathetic, Research Finds - September 4, 2012
Interview with Joe Landon, Executive Director of the California Alliance for Arts Education - June 28, 2012
New Territory for Partnership - June 26, 2012
Mary Anne Keshen & Lisa Podos Join Board of Directors of California Alliance for Arts Education - June 22, 2012
Drafting a Blueprint for Creative Schools -- California agencies partner for arts education reform - June 8, 2012
National Endowment for the Arts Funds Research on Impact of Arts - May 31, 2012
Pajaro Valley School Keeps Arts Alive in Era of Tight Budgets and Testing Pressures - May 6, 2012
Use Title I Aid to Teach Through the Arts, Advocates Urge - March 29, 2012
State leaders should embrace what Title I permits: arts funding - March 27, 2012
It's All About Creativity - March 22, 2012
Stanislaus Parents Urged to Promote Arts in Schools - February 15, 2012
Will Creativity Index (SB 789 Price) help students be workforce ready? - February 9, 2012
States Consider Creative Indexes for Schools - February 2, 2012
Music education is part of district turnaround strategy - January 2012
Cutting art from high school graduation requirements will have big impact - October 13, 2011
Schools rely on a "fraying patchwork of grants, programs and donations" for arts education - October 9, 2011
Editorial: SB 547 would improve California's school accountability system - August 10, 2011
Editorial: California Education Bill Gets an A - August 24, 2011
Conversations About Creativity - June 20, 2011
Bringing Arts Education Home – San Diego Style – June 10, 2011
Fewer students have access to crucial arts and foreign language classes - May 25, 2011
Measuring Creativity in California and the Nation, Huffington Post - April 15, 2011
California Senate Considers Innovative Education Bill, Annenberg Digital News - April 5, 2011
Group forms in Paradise to support creativity in schools, News Review - March 24, 2011
Advocates in Stanislaus Launch Local Arts Education Alliance - March 3 2011
Candidate Surveys Make the Arts Matter - March 1 2011
Business and Education Leaders Launch Local Advocacy Group - February 18, 2011
School Board Elections and The Arts - October 30, 2010
Stars and Activists Unite for Arts Education (in California) - October 11, 2010
How do your school board candidates feel about arts in school? - October 28, 2010
California Bill Would Ease Arts Requirement in High Schools - September 13, 2010
Alliance Policy Director Joe Landon on AB 2446 - September 1, 2010
Arts Education Loses to CTE in CA Senate Vote - July 2, 2010
Budget Cuts Hurt Arts Education - April 2, 2010
California Assembly Votes to Further Dilute Arts as a High School Requirement - June 3, 2010
Cutting Class – Budget Cuts to LAUSD Music Programs - May 13, 2010
Arts Ed Survey of SPI Candidates - May 9, 2010
An Arts Survey of Candidates for Chief State School Officer - May 7, 2010
Arts Education Advocates Organize in San Diego County - April 24, 2010
LA Times Art Critic Pans AB 2446 - April 20, 2010
Supporter of Career and Tech Ed Comes Out Against AB 2446 - April 20, 2010
Launch of Escondido Alliance for Arts Education - April 15, 2010
Join Local Efforts to Keep Arts Education in Schools - March 31, 2010
Santa Rosa Schools Look for Ways to Save Art and Music Classes - March 21, 2010
Victory for Music at Saddleback Valley Unified - March 11, 2010
Davisite Fights for Arts Programs in the Schools - February 2, 2010
Compton Alliance for Arts Education - April 8, 2009