Last month the American Teacher Magazine, which has a circulation of over one million, had a cover story on arts education.  They have followed-up on the cover story, with a series of pieces submitted by educators from across the country,... Richard Kessler http://www.artsjournal.com/dewey21c

Let's welcome back Dewey21C's regular guest blogger, Jane Remer. Fresh off being honored by the New York City Arts Education Roundtable at its Face to Face Conference, she's got a swell entry on Diane Ravitch new book. As an intro,... Richard Kessler http://www.artsjournal.com/dewey21c

Well, apparently he's both in front of and behind the plan. In fact, Mayor Boris Johnson is clearly excited by this project.Click here to listen to him speaking about music education and this new project.Click here to view the plan.There... Richard Kessler http://www.artsjournal.com/dewey21c

Lots of news associated with the USDOE. This one is big.Today the USODE sent letters to governors announcing the finalists for the first round of RttT.The Department received 41 applications for the first phase of Race to the Top. Each... Richard Kessler http://www.artsjournal.com/dewey21c

Okay, for those of you who have been following this, here's Part III.At the bottom of this entry is the pertinent FY 2011 budget request from the Administration.What this tells us is $137mm would be allocated for the grants portion... Richard Kessler http://www.artsjournal.com/dewey21c

The Gates Foundation teamed up with Scholastic Inc, and Harris Interactive to conduct a survey of 40,000 teachers nationwide. Primary Sources: America's Teachers on America's Schools is the name of the survey.I would have to say that I am not... Richard Kessler http://www.artsjournal.com/dewey21c

As part of the president's FY2011 budget request, the range of content and discipline-specific funding programs, including those for arts education, would be streamlined into three new categories: literacy, STEM, "what makes a well rounded education," where presumably arts education... Richard Kessler http://www.artsjournal.com/dewey21c

I get asked about this document fairly often, so I thought I would re-post it. There is something about this Arts Education Bill of Rights that captures people's imagination. We haven't done much with it yet, but are working on... Richard Kessler http://www.artsjournal.com/dewey21c

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The president's budget no longer contains arts education as a discrete item, as has been the practice for a number of years. Instead, presumably, arts education is rolled into total USDOE spending--the budget specifics to be determined administratively at the... Richard Kessler http://www.artsjournal.com/dewey21c

Education reform is a big churn. Trends come and trends go. Perhaps the best read on this, if you are so inclined, is Diane Ravitch's book, Left Behind, A Century of Battles Over School Reform.Lately, the big trends have been... Richard Kessler http://www.artsjournal.com/dewey21c