Arts Education Advocacy Resources
NC Arts Education Leadership Coalition (AELC)
ArtsEdNC.org is the online home of the NC Arts Education Leadership Coalition (AELC). The website is a hub of advocacy, information, and communication for the North Carolina arts education community and provides the updates, research, and resources that arts educators and advocates need. AELC is a statewide coalition of professional arts organizations addressing the needs of K-12 arts education in North Carolina.
Click here for the AELC website
Arts ARE Education
Arts ARE Education is a new national campaign in support of arts education for all students
Click here for the Arts ARE Education website
Arts Education Partnership
The Arts Education Partnership (AEP) is a national network of organizations dedicated to advancing the arts in education through research, policy and practice. You can subscribe to their Arts Ed Digest, a source of national and international arts education communications.
Click here for the AEP website
A+ Schools
The A+ Schools Program is a whole-school reform model that views the arts as fundamental to how teachers teach and students learn in all subjects. The mission of the A+ Schools Program is to create schools that work for everyone – students, teachers, administrators, parents, and the community.
Click here for the A+ Schools website
Americans for the Arts
Americans for the Arts (AFTA) a national arts advocacy organization whose mission is to build recognition and support for the of the arts and to lead, serve, and advance the diverse networks of organizations and individuals who cultivate the arts.
Click here for the AFTA website
Click here for the AFTA Education page
National Assembly of State Arts Agencies
National Assembly of State Arts Agencies (NASAA) is a professional association of the nation’s state and jurisdictional arts agencies. NASAA is a national, not-for-profit, nonpartisan organization that champions public support for the arts in America.
Click here for the NASAA website
Click here for the NASAA Education page
Partnership for 21st Century Learning Skills
The Partnership for 21st Century Skills is an advocacy organization focused on infusing 21st century skills into education. Skill such as critical thinking and problem solving, communication, creativity and innovation, collaboration, information and media literacy, and contextual learning skills are inherent outcomes of training in music, theatre, dance, and visual arts.
Click here for the Partnership for 21st Century Learning website