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Coalition Seeks Writers for New Arts Standards

October 18, 2011 1 min read
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The National Coalition for Core Arts Standards is looking for 40 content experts in dance, music, theater, and the visual arts to help write a set of “next generation” standards for arts education. The deadline to apply to Oct. 27. It also recently hired a project director, Phillip E. Shepherd, an arts education consultant in Kentucky.

A version of this article appeared in the October 19, 2011 edition of Education Week as Coalition Seeks Writers for New Arts Standards

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