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How do you say “Arts Education” in Spanish? 23 Aug 2013 | 09:23 pm
Alex Sarian If you take a minute to reach out and feel the pulse of the arts education landscape around the country, I’m willing to bet you’ll hear the phrase “Community Engagement” a lot more than y...
Responses to Peter Singer’s “Good Charity, Bad Charity” in The New York Times 22 Aug 2013 | 11:18 pm
Catherine Brandt The New York Times recently published an opinion piece by Peter Singer asserting that some charitable causes are more important and, consequently, more worthy of philanthropic dollar...
The Private Sector’s Secret Weapon (from The pARTnership Movement) 22 Aug 2013 | 09:11 pm
Robert L. Lynch The Conference Board recently released their 2013 CEO Challenge Report, which outlined the top five global challenges for CEOs: Human Capital Operational Excellence Innovation Cus...
Six Reasons That the Arts Are the Ideal Vehicle to Teach 21st Century Success Skills 22 Aug 2013 | 12:29 am
Lisa Phillips There are many things I don’t know about life and how the world works, but there are two things I know for certain. The first is that young people are less prepared for the working worl...
My Turn: For a Humane Tax Reform 21 Aug 2013 | 07:47 pm
John R. Killacky Vermont, like many states, is considering comprehensive tax reform. Committees in the Vermont Senate and House developed proposals last legislative session and systemic changes seem ...
Bigger than Baseball: The Power of Economic Impact Data 16 Aug 2013 | 07:30 pm
Lydia Antunes Black When we partnered with Americans for the Arts to conduct an Arts & Economic Prosperity ™ customized economic impact study for Lee County , we were expecting to gain numbers—quanti...
Theatre Arts Education Programs Create Innovative Thinkers and Workers (from The pARTnership Movement) 15 Aug 2013 | 07:00 pm
Bruce Whitacre A little over a year ago, National Corporate Theatre Fund (NCTF) announced the launch of Impact Creativity, a three-year, $5 million effort to secure the funding of education programs ...
Happiness Is The Arts 14 Aug 2013 | 07:18 pm
Stephanie Milling The last couple of weeks, two interesting news stories that shared conflicting perspectives of the arts were reported on the NBC Nightly News. The first report told the story of a f...
The Arts Are Extra-Curricular and Disposable. NOT. 9 Aug 2013 | 07:00 pm
For over 30 years as a K-12 English & Theater teacher, I have witnessed how the arts have impacted the lives of so many people, young and old. The stories and research are endless, and yet the arts co...
Books and Books: A Creative Business That Supports the Arts (from The Partnership Movement) 9 Aug 2013 | 02:51 am
Mitchell Kaplan, owner of Books & Books Miami native Mitchell Kaplan sits surrounded by books. In a time when the number of independent booksellers dropped from over 6,000 to just under 2,000, Kapla...
