Advocacy Information & Resources

NAfME GRASSROOTS ACTION CENTER

NAfME's Grassroots Action Center has several resources available to music educators that show you how to:

  • Support music education in State and Federal education policy
  • Get involved with the legislative process
  • Find your Representatives and engage your members of Congress
  • Get updates on legislation affecting music and arts education

NAfME's Advocacy Team has also created several advocacy campaigns for educators to take advantage of. Use their templates to send letters to your Representatives about current music education advocacy topics.

NAfME ADVOCACY RESOURCE CENTER

To help music educators plan their teaching and support their music education advocacy efforts, NAfME offers the following resources through the Advocacy Resource Center:

  • ESSER Funding Toolkit 2023 - COVID Relief Funding in the Music Classroom
  • Music and Social Emotional Learning (SEL)
  • Local Advocacy Action Plan

NAfME ADVOCACY BULLETIN BLOG

NAfME's Advocacy Bulletin Blog is the perfect place to stay up to date on current events happening in music education advocacy.

NAfME PROFESSIONAL LEARNING AND EVENTS

Take advantage of NAfME's Professional Learning and Events which includes webinars, forums, town halls, and other events throughout the year on various music education topics. This is a great way to keep up to date on all the upcoming National and Local events.

STAY CONNECTED ON AMPLIFY

As a NAfME member, you get access to their online forum, Amplify. Join the community chats and discussions on various topics to connect with other music educators throughout the nation.

SAVE THE MUSIC FOUNDATION

The Save the Music Foundation believes that high-quality music programs should be accessible for every student in every school as essential to a well-rounded education. Use their various advocacy tools to create an action plan and support music education at your school. Their resources include:

  • NAMM Foundation references and studies
  • Tips on how you can help music education advocacy as a teacher
  • Guides on national education policy and funding
  • Free webinar series Student Empowerment Through SEL in Music Education
  • Free downloads of NAMM's Why Learn to Play Music brochure

SPIRIT OF HARMONY FOUNDATION

The Spirit of Harmony Foundation has a robust Music Education Advocacy Toolkit that includes:

  • Making the Case for Music Education – concise descriptions of the important benefits of music education and supporting articles.
  • A “How To” guide on starting or enhancing a strong Music Education Program
  • Presentation aids, brochures, power points, etc.
  • A listing of resources for music education programs
  • The success stories of two school groups, Lane Tech College Prep and UIC College Prep in Chicago, wherein bold leadership and goal-setting create truly transformative musical experiences for students (please feel free to write to us about YOUR success stories!! [email protected])
  • A link to the NAMM Foundation Website, which hosts a cornucopia of research and advocacy tools
  • A Curriculum page, to gather and share information and ideas on bringing music to non-music subjects in the classroom