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State Roles & Responsibilities

State Roles & Responsibilities. Local Implementation. An ARTS Agenda. State policy sets the terms and conditions for advancing arts education locally . States have primary responsibility for the education and well-being of their citizens . . Direction. Legislation. Resources.

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State Roles & Responsibilities

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  1. State Roles & Responsibilities Local Implementation An ARTS Agenda

  2. State policy sets the terms and conditions for advancing arts education locally

  3. States have primary responsibility for the education and well-being of their citizens. Direction Legislation Resources

  4. State policy is the meat in the education policy sandwich. Federal Policy StatePolicy Local Policy

  5. Where States Stand on Arts Education Policies Source: AEP 2007-08 Arts Education State Policy Survey, Fall/Winter 2007

  6. State policy for arts education isn’t always the problem:It’s local compliance.

  7. NCLBis considered the#1 barrier to implementing arts education policies.

  8. But NCLB is not the only barrier: Other barriers also affectwhat happens in schools. • Vague or voluntary state laws • Inadequate funding • Increased course or graduation requirements • Not enough qualified teachers • Implementation left to local district • Lack of accountability

  9. Common Core of Indicators How many states collect this information? Source: AEP 2007-08 Arts Education State Policy Survey, Fall/Winter 2007

  10. Formats Used to Publicly Report State Level Information about Arts Ed

  11. A state ARTS Agenda to strengthen arts educationin public schools

  12. Raise public awareness and deepen understanding of the benefits of arts education. A Awareness

  13. Call for and contribute to better state level research anddatato inform policy and practice. A Awareness R Research

  14. Develop tools andstrategies for high quality arts education programs. A Awareness R Research T Tools

  15. Exercise state leadership in arts education to ensure access, equity and excellence for all students. A Awareness R Research T Tools S State Leadership

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