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.  

Alliance in the News

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