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The President’s Turnaround ARTS Program Is Unfair!

February 16, 2016 By Nancy Bailey 4 Comments

Every child in every public school in America deserves access to the arts, and legitimate art classes, which include real credentialed art teachers! In 2012, President Obama announced an Arts Education Plan called Turnaround ARTS. The program, which was to cost $14.7 million over three years, was to establish an intense art program for children […]

Filed Under: Featured Tagged With: Partnerships, The Arts for All Students, Turnaround Arts

How Losing the Arts in Public Schools Hurts Students and Their Future Careers

May 7, 2014 By Nancy Bailey 3 Comments

President G.W. Bush loves to paint and has recently gotten recognition for his artwork, but does he know how his administration squelched the arts for millions of public school students, thereby also stifling their chances of a good career in the arts? That’s right. There are jobs in the arts! NCLB included the arts. It […]

Filed Under: Featured Tagged With: Art Partnerships, Certified Art Teachers, Common Core Standards, Jobs in the Arts, NCLB, the arts, Turnaround Arts

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"We have passed the expiration date of this experiment which diverts taxpayer $ from an overburdened, under-resourced public school system to an unaccountable system of private schools, often run by for-profit corporations." #Florida's 3 million public school kids deserve better.

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doctorsam7 Dr. Sam Bommarito @doctorsam7 ·
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In this week's interview, Ken Nesbit gives us a cook's tour of his website. His website contains a treasure trove of resources, including children's poems and literacy lessons. Please have a look and a listen! https://doctorsam7.blog/2023/09/30/kenn-nesbitt-talks-about-his-website-poetry4kids-com-and-its-many-different-resources-for-teachers-an-interview-by-dr-sam-bommarito/

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nancyebailey1 Nancy E. Bailey @nancyebailey1 ·
27 Sep

Pictures are paramount for children learning to read. Lately, they're getting a bad rap. Here's an outline of what children learn through picture books they like.

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Pictures are paramount for children learning to read. Lately, they're getting a bad rap. Here's an outline of what children learn through picture books they like.

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rachelannelevy Rachel for Delegate @rachelannelevy ·
28 Sep

Virginians!

This is precisely type of teacher diploma mill program, i.e., iTeach, that our Gov. Youngkin and his leadership team at the Virginia Department of Education is trying to push through without proper vetting.

Here's some vetting for you:
https://twitter.com/benjaminjriley/status/1707378957857792003

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