NCMEA Advocacy

NAfME Groundswell - The purpose of the NAfME Advocacy Groundswell is to cultivate an online community of NAfME members from across the country interested in participating in advocacy initiatives, engaging in discussions about advocacy and regularly digesting advocacy news.

  • Produce and distribute Public Service Announcements
  • Compile facts, quotes, research, and statistics on music education. 
                Make Your Case Database 
                Online and Print Resources

  •            Music In Our Schools Month
               World's Largest Concert
               Music Education Week in Washington

    Artscan Database
    A 50 state database developed by the Education Commission on the States to support the analysis of state-level public policy related to the arts in education

    State Arts Education Policy Database
    Arts Education Partnership database which contains information on state arts education policy

    Governors Commission on the Arts in Education
    Summary of state arts education policies and policymakers’ perspectives from the Education Commission of the States

    Arts and the Economy
    Using Arts and Culture to Stimulate State Economic Development

    **Links provided by NAfME.org