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  • The Classrooms Hidden in Mumbai's Seams

    July 28, 2015 |

    Bright Magazine |

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    Response Location: India, Mumbai, Maharashtra

    Educators are bringing the classroom to the thousands of Mumbai’s children out of school — in school buses, treehouses, and beyond—enabling them to receive a quality education despite their poverty.

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  • How Seattle Got Its (Arts) Groove Back

    June 29, 2015 |

    Bright Magazine |

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    Response Location: United States, Seattle, Washington

    Arts education programs in the United States are subjected to cutting for maintaining tight school budgets. Technology sectors in Seattle seek professionals who have been trained in problem solving skills and innovative idea generation. In response, Seattle Public Schools and the Seattle Office of Arts and Culture collaborate to promote equity in students’ access to the arts.

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  • Kindergartens Ringing the Bell for Play Inside the Classroom

    June 09, 2015 |

    The New York Times |

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    Response Location: United States, Pasadena, Maryland

    As American classrooms have focused on raising test scores in math and reading, an outgrowth of the federal No Child Left Behind law and interpretations of the new Common Core standards, even the youngest students have been affected, with more formal lessons and less time in sandboxes. Washington and Minnesota are beginning to train teachers around the state on the importance of so-called purposeful play — when teachers subtly guide children to learning goals through games, art and general fun.

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  • These Schools Are Refusing to Throw Out Arts Education in Favor of Test Prep

    April 27, 2015 |

    The Atlantic |

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    Response Location: United States, New York, New York

    With arts funding on the cutting board across the country, students can lack motivation to go to school and the creative resources for critical thinking skills. In Brooklyn, Ascend Learning is an inner-city network of public charter schools that offer a rich arts environment to teach Common Core and the student academic performance has surpassed other schools in the neighborhood.

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  • Asia Art Archive's Mobile Library travels to Myanmar

    February 10, 2015 |

    South China Morning Post |

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    Response Location: Myanmar, Yangon

    After decades of government repression and censorship, Myanmar’s civilian government has allowed for freer creative expression. The Hong Kong based Asia Art Archive is helping to develop the infrastructure of an arts community through workshops, meetings, and their “Mobile Library” of art books.

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  • For Healthy Aging, a Late Act in the Footlights

    August 15, 2012 |

    The New York Times |

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    Response Location: United States, Burbank, California

    Through the Burbank Senior Artists Colony - a community created by EngAGE - low-income seniors learn how to become artists. The recreational classes hosted by the community keep people feeling phsyically and mentally young, allowing them to focus on recreation instead of financial hardship.

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  • Rock Is Not the Enemy

    September 13, 2011 |

    The New York Times |

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    Response Location: United States, New York, New York

    Little Kids Rock has helped to revitalize and broaden music education in more than a thousand schools by encouraging children to learn to play popular music, form bands and compose their own songs. Despite a backlash from traditionalists, teaching children to play music they love doesn’t “dumb down” music education—it enriches it.

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  • Beyond Baby Mozart, Students Who Rock

    September 08, 2011 |

    The New York Times |

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    Response Location: United States, Tampa, Florida

    Why do schools teach music in a way that turns off so many young people rather than igniting their imagination? A program that taps into students’ passion for pop and rock is revitalizing music education in many schools.

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  • Held together by the strings

    April 03, 2001 |

    The Christian Science Monitor |

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    Response Location: United States, Providence, Rhode Island

    Funded by a combination of state grants and private donations, the nonprofit organization, Community MusicWorks, extends the reach and influence of classical music and music education. The nonprofit hosts workshops, lessons, and programs for children in low-income neighborhoods of Providence, RI, with interest in, but limited access to, music programs.

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