Music Education

School & District Management Opinion Football or Music? What's the Best K-12 Investment?
As schools decide which enriching programs to fund, it's clear that music trumps football in return on dollars invested, John R. Gerdy argues.
John R. Gerdy, June 23, 2015
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Curriculum Survey Shows Teachers, Parents Place Value on Music Education
A new survey of parents and teachers shows how strongly they feel about music education and I pull out some of the more interesting points.
Jessica Brown, May 20, 2015
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Curriculum Charity Event Will Support 'Modern' Music Education Programs
A charity event May 16 will support Little Kids Rock, a national nonprofit that helps schools integrate modern-day music into lesson plans in order to make music education more engaging for students.
Jessica Brown, May 7, 2015
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Education Funding News in Brief Ohio Scuttles Mandate on Art, Music, P.E. Teachers
Ohio's board of education last week approved a policy change that opponents say could gut elementary school music, art, nursing, and counseling offerings statewide.
The Associated Press, April 21, 2015
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Julie Ernst, a music teacher from Anaheim, Calif., gives a high-five to a student in a 2nd grade music class at Cane Ridge Elementary School in Nashville, Tenn. Ms. Ernst was part of a delegation from the Anaheim City school district that visited Nashville earlier this spring to learn about its music education programs.
Julie Ernst, a music teacher from Anaheim, Calif., gives a high-five to a student in a 2nd grade music class at Cane Ridge Elementary School in Nashville, Tenn. Ms. Ernst was part of a delegation from the Anaheim City school district that visited Nashville earlier this spring to learn about its music education programs.
Joe Buglewicz for Education Week
Curriculum Districts Partner to Build School Music Programs
A school district delegation from Anaheim, Calif., traveled to Nashville, Tenn., this spring to learn what it takes to create a robust music education program.
Liana Loewus, April 14, 2015
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Curriculum Schools and Districts Recognized for Supporting Music Education
Nearly 400 districts and 120 individual schools were recognized for their efforts in making music education widely available to students.
Liana Loewus, March 20, 2015
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Curriculum Opinion Football Players and Band Members Meet in the Middle at the Holiday Concert
Student athletes and student musicians have lots in common--they're kids who are seriously engaged in wholesome, school-based activities that have a big impact on their development and eventual lives, careers and citizenship. Pitting them against each other is a selfish mistake. "School spirit" is a real and valuable thing. Its other name: Community.
Nancy Flanagan, December 22, 2014
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School & District Management Ohio to Give Local Districts Discretion Over Staffing for Art, Music and Gym
The vote this week by the state's Board of Education gets rid of a state requirement and leaves decisions about staffing in those areas up to the local school districts.
Denisa R. Superville, December 10, 2014
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Curriculum Music and STEM Merge in Wash. Elementary School
Music teacher Shawn Tolley says he wanted to connect his students to a subject he loves.
Jordan Moeny, December 5, 2014
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1 min read
Education Funding Rural Music Programs Turn to Grants, Fundraisers to Survive
As more music and arts classes hit the chopping block, rural music teachers say they rely on outside money to keep those programs alive.
Jackie Mader, October 9, 2014
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Teaching Opinion For the Love of Music, Teach Violin in Schools!
An casual trip to a violin shop--and an encounter with a luthier--radically changed one teacher's perspective on education, the economy, and the virtues of music itself.
Marilyn Rhames, October 1, 2014
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Curriculum Report Roundup Music Training
Elementary students who participated in a music-enrichment program for two years showed improvement in their ability to process speech sounds, according to a study.
Liana Loewus, September 9, 2014
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Curriculum Students Marked Speech Sounds Faster After Music Training, Study Says
After two years of instruction in a community music program, students showed improvement in brain scans tracking how they distinguished among speech sounds.
Liana Loewus, September 3, 2014
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Reading & Literacy Music Training May Lead to Faster Speech Processing, Study Says
Elementary students who participated in a music enrichment program for two years showed improvement in their ability to process speech sounds, according to a new study published in the Journal of Neuroscience.
Liana Loewus, September 2, 2014
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2 min read
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