Keep Arts in Schools Toolkits
A project of the Ford Foundation's Integrating the Arts and Education Reform initiative, this Web site in an online community for arts education advocates, focusing on the efforts and successes of local organizations, communities, teachers and leading voices throughout the country who are all working to Keep Arts in Schools!
Whether you are a parent, teacher or arts learning supporter, this Web site provides direct and easy access to the tools that will help you become a successful advocate, engage your community and impact policies that will make sure arts learning reaches all students. You can read, listen and learn from innovators around the country and join in the discussion.
Among the resources and tools, you will find:
- Help making the case and being a persuasive voice with advocate toolkits to help you get started in your community
- Public opinion research and focus group summaries with parents, teachers, principals and superintendents
- First hand accounts from school system “insiders”, community organizers, arts advocates and researchers all pushing for systemic change
- The latest news on arts learning from around the country
- Examples of successful campaigns of organizations funded by the Ford Foundation
- Tips on how to write a letter to engage the business community
- An example of how an organization and school district used the Web to create an on-line petition to gain State support for arts learning funding
Check it out! Tell 'em SparkAction sent ya.
