East Hickman Middle School Creates Original Play
By Ann Brown, Director of Arts Education East Hickman Middle School from Lyles, Tennessee received an Arts Education Mini-Grant to work with Wood & Strings Theatre, a national touring company based in Centerville that has designed and produced engaging educational events for 38 years. The project was titled Puppetry and Folklore with instruction and direction […]
Read MoreMini-Grant Available Supporting New Arts Learning Efforts
By Ann Talbott Brown, Director of Arts Education The Arts Education Mini-Grant program has undergone changes in this long-standing grant category. The first revision broadens the type of work funded by empowering a wide network of stakeholders with tools, convening and data to address planning, policy and practice for arts learning. The strategy is to […]
Read MorePoetry Out Loud State Champion Travels to Washington, D.C. for National Competition
by Meredith Callis, Arts Education Special Projects Coordinator Earlier this month, Poetry Out Loud winners from all 50 states, Washington, D.C., Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands gathered in Washington D.C. to compete for the title of Poetry Out Loud national champion. Representing Tennessee was Battle Ground Academy freshman Kendall Grimes, accompanied by her […]
Read MoreCrayola teams up with MCPS to enhance student performance
From Mike Christen, Columbia Daily Herald – Following the release of new statistics showing that nearly half of the state’s graduates are in need of remedial training as they enter college, a local partner with Maury County Public Schools says they are working with the district to improve students’ performance in the classroom. The newly-revealed […]
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