New Music Education Advocacy Tools at Symphony.org
The American Symphony Orchestra League has created this outstanding Music Education Advocacy Tools 2005 page within the Government Affairs section of its website. The site includes many valuable resources to support your advocacy at the local level.

No Child Left Behind

• No Subject Left Behind
  Learn what the No Child Left Behind Act means for music education
• The Arts are Vital to Young People’s Success in School and Life
  U.S. Assistant Secretary for Vocational and Adult Education Susan Sclafani talks about the arts’ important role in fulfilling NCLB’s goal of improved student achievement.
• Arts Programs and the No Child Left Behind Act
  U.S. Education Secretary Rod Paige's July 2004 Letter to Supervisors supporting the arts

Keep Strings Alive!
We have brochures, press releases, teaching standards, and more to help you build and maintain a healthy string program in your community.

Other Advocacy Links

Music Education Coalition
SupportMusic is a step-by-step guide to education advocacy and includes mechanisms to help you track your progress.

Americans for the Arts

Arts Education Partnership
Clean and clearly organized source of music education research and reports—and more helpful links!

No Subject Left Behind: A Guide to Arts Education Opportunities in the 2001 NCLB Act (2004)

Education Commission of the States

National Assembly of State Arts Agencies Arts and Learning Resources for State Leaders