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Update on ESEA - (NCLB) - As I have been commenting on in the last several blogs, Congress is right now, re-writing the Elementary and Secondary Education Act, better know to most people as the No Child Left Behind Act.  As I have been encouraging you to do, making your voice heard right now, is the only way to help make changes to what will be the National Education ... - 2011/11/04

Statement from State Assembly member - Das Williams - In previous posts, I  have commented on the ESEA legislation, better known as the No Child Left Behind Act (NCLB), extensively. I have commented on NCLB in the following posts, and alluded to it in others: ' Update and NCLB ' ' Guide-to-posts ' ' Arne Duncan - Boosting Academic Achievement ' ' Authentic Learning Experiences ' ' Drama in the cl... - 2011/10/28

Wanted - Arts Activists - In a post last week, I made a statement that I want to take some time to explain.  In it, I said that " This is not a blog for arts advocates .... This weblog is a place for arts activists" .   I didn't explain that very well, andt don't want those statements to be misunderstood.  I very much do want this blog to be a place for arts ... - 2011/10/28

Miscellany - Tom Jacobs, over at the Miller-McCune news outlet does a good job of keeping us current on research and information related to the arts.  Here are some recent posts that I thought were of particular interest.  Some have more relevance to the arts in education than others, but all are related, and I think you will find them interesti... - 2011/10/28

Up-date and NCLB - I took a week off of blogging to get my virtual house in order so that (hopefully) information on the sites that I'm managing is easier to locate and more useable.  One of the updates I did was to the toolbar at the top of this page,  so that all of the information on all the sites is completely accessible from one place.  That means... - 2011/10/28

Arts Education - “In America, we do not reserve arts education for privileged students or the elite. Children from disadvantaged backgrounds, students who are English language learners, and students with disabilities often do not get the enrichment experiences of affluent students anywhere except at school. President Obama recalls that when he was a child ‘you... - 2011/10/28