ART as a CORE SUBJECT
- America For the Arts facts about ESSA, Every Child Succeeds Act, a federally approved Act in December, 2015, specifies “Arts are part of BASIC education"
- America For the Arts Advocacy: www.artsusa.org The national organization that strives to make arts more accessible to every adult and child in America. The AFTA site contains an Arts Advocacy Page along with Advocacy tips, tools, research data, and more.
CORE 24
Core 24 specifies that 2 of the 24 credits required for graduation are to be visual or performing art credits. Previously the requirement was one credit
- Opening Doors with Core 24, the 2010 initial proposal about a new set of credit requirements for high school graduation
- Graduation Requirements by the Washington State Board of Directors This web site explains what the Board passed in 2015 that begins with the class of 2019 forward.
WHAT CAN YOU DO? 3 Simple Ways to Advocate for the Arts
National Assembly of States Arts Agencies (NASAA Website) recommends these three simple ways to advocate for the arts
A. Be positive with those who control purse strings….never, ever burn your bridges! Always begin the conversation with a compliment.
B. Extend an Invitation to an Arts event at your school. When they attend, acknowledge their presence; ask them to speak.
C. Give Credit. Thank them. Take a photo they and you can display or share on social media.
A. Be positive with those who control purse strings….never, ever burn your bridges! Always begin the conversation with a compliment.
B. Extend an Invitation to an Arts event at your school. When they attend, acknowledge their presence; ask them to speak.
C. Give Credit. Thank them. Take a photo they and you can display or share on social media.
HELP SHAPE POLICY TO SUPPORT ART EDUCATION
Help shape policy locally, state-wide, and beyond. You Can Shape Policy provides advocacy action recommendations along with useful advocacy dos and don'ts. Use above link or https://nasaa-arts.org/nasaa_advocacy/you-shape-policy/
FIVE ESSENTIAL ARTS ARGUMENTS
NASAA - National Assembly of States Arts Agencies provides additional facts with each statement that are reinforced by research and America For the Arts. Five Essential Arts Arguments
- The Arts enrich the American Economy
- The Arts offer solutions for rural America
- The Arts offer cost-effective health treatments that work
- The Arts offer a net gain for government
FACT vs FICTION: GOVERNMENT ARTS FUNDING
The ARTS provide more revenue, $730 billion GDP, which is larger than Construction, Transportation, and Travel & Tourism industries yet receive very little government funds. Washington state ranks 46th in state support of the ARTs... see stats @ https://nasaa-arts.org/research/funding/
Fact vs. Fiction on Government Funding
Fact vs. Fiction on Government Funding
WHAT ELSE CAN YOU DO? Contact your WA Legislators
Contact your local Washington State Legislators about educational ARTS concerns. Use this site http://apps.leg.wa.gov/districtfinder to determine your legislative and congressional districts. This site, http://www.leg.wa.gov ,also includes maps, photos and contact information on all legislators, committee assignments, bill information, and voting records.
