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In the last month I have received several articles that I am sharing below with you. Thank you to Don, Paula, Mary, and Michelle for sending them to me.

• From ASCD printed in The Times-Picayune (New Orleans) written by Bruce Nolan, New Orleans Center for the Creative Arts gets OK to pursue offering full-day program. A nearly 40-year-old arts program in New Orleans is seeking to become a full-day public high school where students can obtain a diploma. The New Orleans Center for the Creative Arts — which counts Harry Connick Jr. and Wynton Marsalis among its alumni — has long been providing instruction in music, writing and other arts fields to students who attend other schools in the area. After initial approval from Louisiana’s House Education Committee, officials are set to move forward with plans to add subjects such as math and science with a focus on the arts.
• MetLife Foundation: Partners in Arts Education Program                                    The MetLife Foundation Partners in Arts Education Program enhances arts learning in K-12 public schools by supporting exemplary community school/public school partnerships that serve large numbers of public school students during the school day; exemplify best practices in creating and sustaining effective partnerships; provide pedagogically sound arts education experiences; prioritize student learning and achievement; and address national, state, and/or local arts education standards. Maximum award: $20,000. Eligibility: organizations that are full members in good standing of the National Guild of Community Schools of the Arts. Non-member organizations should submit a membership application and first-year dues payments at least one week prior to submitting an application. Must be located in certain cities — see application guidelines. Deadline: May 26, 2010.
  http://www.nationalguild.org/programs/partners.htm
• Article in The Seattle Times written by Susan Coliton and Patricia A. Wasley, April 18, 2010, Educating creative thinkers is good for the economy. The article illuminates the ties between the economy, innovation, and the imporantce of K-12 arts education in Washington schools, says Lisa Jaret of the Washington State Arts Commission. Recently the commission completed a report on arts education K-12 Arts Education: Every Student, Every School, Every Year. The report calls for an increased investment in arts education for all Washington students.
• From the Boston Globe When language is blocked, music may offer detour written by Carolyn Y. Johnson. The article discusses how music sometimes makes the pathway to the brain for autistic children.
• From the New Orleans Metro Education News, April 26, 2010, Arts credited for academic strides in Jefferson Parish schools written by Jenny Hurwitz. The program sited in the article is taught by a transdisciplinarian and artist who “uses art to connect with students and help them improve in subjects like reading, writing, math and science.”
• Read about artist Ann Weber and her amazing sculptures on Spark.