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Bienvenido Gustavo!: Dudamel Begins at the Los Angeles Philharmonic

Patricia Zohn | Posted 10.02.2009 | Entertainment

Read More: Queen, Pink Floyd, Frank Sinatra, Gustavo Dudamel, Pasion Vega, Classical Music, Armani, Los Angeles Philharmonic, Beethoven, Nea, Entertainment News
Patricia Zohn

2009-10-02-dudapull.jpg He is a beacon, someone who inspires, who can cut through borders.

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Jon Stewart Defends NEA, School Children From Republicans, Fox News (VIDEO)

Huffington Post | Alex Leo | Posted 09.29.2009 | Comedy

Read More: John Cornyn, Video, Daily Show, Jon Stewart, Fox News, Nea, Tucker Carlson, National Endowment for the Arts, Comedy News

America is under attack, people. Not from Iran, not from suitcase bombers or North Korea, but from Barack Obama and those that like him. Jon Stewart e...

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Yosi Sergant Resigns

AP | Posted 09.24.2009 | Politics

Read More: Obama Administration, Nea, Yosi Sergant Resigns, Yosi Sergant, Yosi Sergant Resignation, Politics News

WASHINGTON — The controversial communications chief for the National Endowment of the Arts resigned Thursday after drawing fire from Republican ...

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NEA "Scandal": Secretly Taped Conversation Appears to Have Violated State Laws

Lisa Derrick | Posted 09.23.2009 | Politics

Read More: Nea, Eavesdropping, National Endowment for the Arts, United We Serve, Patrick Courrielche, Wiretapping, Politics News
Lisa Derrick

Courrielche has not been been forthcoming about how he came to have the recorded conversations, which may be a way of invoking his right to self-protection, since recording that call was illegal in several states.

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Oh, the Horror! NEA Under Fire for Community Organizing

Matt Osborne | Posted 09.22.2009 | Politics

Read More: Arts, Nea, Nontroversy, National Endowment for the Arts, Yosi Sergeant, The Arts, Big Hollywood, Politics News
Matt Osborne

According to some in the wingnutosphere, asking arts organizations to consider creating opportunities for volunteerism is the slippery slope to Orwellian dystopia.

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Want to Change the Media? Be a Lobbyist

Craig Aaron | Posted 10.20.2009 | Media

Read More: Corporation for Public Broadcasting, Economic Stimulus Package, Free Press, Fcc, Public Media, Nea, Net Neutrality, Namac, Media News
Craig Aaron

There's going to be a second stimulus package at some point. And when it comes, we need to make sure it's not just an economic stimulus. It should be a creativity stimulus, too.

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The National Governors Association Takes Action to Reform Teaching - With No Teacher Input

Dan Brown | Posted 08.06.2009 | Politics

Read More: Public Schools, Education, American Federation of Teachers, Arne Duncan, Nga, Ccsso, National Governors Association, Teachers, Education Reform, Nea, Barack Obama, National Standards, Politics News
Dan Brown

The National Governors Association (NGA) and its educational arm, the Council of Chief State School Officers (CCSSO), are writing national educational standards for mathematics and English language arts to be implemented by America's K-12 teachers -- with virtually no input from them.

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Rocco Landesman, Broadway Producer, Nominated To Lead NEA

AP | JULIE PACE | Posted 06.13.2009 | Politics

Read More: NEA Landesman, NEA Chief, Nea, Rocco Landesman, NEA Nominee, National Endowment of the Arts, Politics News

WASHINGTON — Rocco Landesman, a producer known for bringing such hits as "Big River," "Angels in America" and "The Producers" to Broadway, has b...

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The Single Best, Most Indispensable Essay on Reforming Education

Dan Brown | Posted 06.06.2009 | Politics

Read More: Uft, Teacher Quality, Michelle Rhee, Public Schools, Education, Education Week, Public Education Reform, Ronald Wolk, DC Public Schools, No Child Left Behind, Education Reform, Nea, Dropout Epidemic, Teacher Unions, Dan Brown, Politics News
Dan Brown

We need to understand what pushes these young people out the door, and we need to provide more substantive intervention to more students sooner.

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Bobby Jindal Don't Like No Science And Don't Like No Art -- So That Makes Him A Bona Fide Redneck?

Howie Klein | Posted 04.29.2009 | Politics

Read More: Support for the Arts, Jane Alexander, Nea, Volcano Monitorng, Louisiana, Bobby Jindal, Red Rockers, Politics News
Howie Klein

Keep in mind that aside from berating scientific pursuits like volcano monitoring, Jindal also gave the finger to funding the National Endowment for the Arts.

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Stand Up for Creative Jobs

Dan Glickman | Posted 04.19.2009 | Business

Read More: Film Industry, Moviemaking, Nea, Film, National Endowment for the Arts, Movies, Robert Redford, Business News
Dan Glickman

We can't afford to undervalue the contributions of the arts to our nation's economic renewal.

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Why Do Repubicans Hate Artists And Writers So Much?

Lisa Solod Warren | Posted 03.26.2009 | Style

Read More: Nea, Writers, Republicans, Lobbying, The Arts, Economic Stimulus Package, Writing, Grants, Philip Levine, Arts Funding, Art, Publishing, Foundations, Style News
Lisa Solod Warren

I don't expect Republicans to own up to having read anything more challenging than a Tom Clancy novel, but would they really deny the rest of us the opportunity to do so?

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Stimulate the Arts and Keep American Strong

Robin Bronk | Posted 03.09.2009 | Politics

Read More: Arts, Economic Stimulus Package, Nea, Wpa, National Endowment for the Arts, Works Progress Administration, Politics News
Robin Bronk

Why is it so hard for some to realize that jobs in the arts support millions of Americans and are no less worthy than any other job that puts food on the table?

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Culture Zohn: Getting Creative in '09

Patricia Zohn | Posted 02.09.2009 | Entertainment

Read More: Arts, Secretary of the Arts, Nea, National Endowment for the Arts, Arts Funding, Entertainment News
Patricia Zohn

2009-01-09-zohnpull.jpg Artists and arts institutions are scrappy and resourceful, generally uncomplaining and used to being valued less than bureaucrats, bankers or engineers.

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David Brooks Made Me Wring My Hands: Obama and His Education Secretary Pick

Dan Brown | Posted 01.05.2009 | Media

Read More: Michelle Rhee, Linda Darling-Hammond, No Child Left Behind, New York Times, Naomi Klein, High-Stakes Testing, Nea, Barack Obama, Uft, Teacher Quality, Teacher Union, Aft, Shock Doctrine, David Brooks, Nclb, Joel Klein, School Accountability, Education Reform, Newt Gingrich, Cabinet Appointments, Media News
Dan Brown

In his most recent op-ed, David Brooks offers Americans a false choice between two distinct camps of education interests. Here's hoping our new president will sweep aside that brand of discourse.

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"Reinvest, Don't Disinvest" in Education: Randi Weingarten Takes the National Stage

Dan Brown | Posted 12.18.2008 | Politics

Read More: No Child Left Behind, Nea, American Federation of Teachers, Performance Pay, Randi Weingarten, Economy, Michael Bloomberg, National Education Association, United Federation of Teachers, Barack Obama, Nclb, Aft, Teachers, Education Reform, National Press Club, George Miller, Dennis Van Roekel, Politics News
Dan Brown

Weingarten's speech was an impassioned call to spare the hatchet -- or scalpel -- in federal funding for education.

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Dear President-Elect Obama, Could We Please Have a Ministry of Culture like Every Other Country in the World?

Vivian Norris de Montaigu | Posted 12.07.2008 | Politics

Read More: Bo Derek, Pbs, Tv Series, Npr, Happy Meals, Opera, Research and Development, NYU Film School, Ministry of Culture, Film, Nea, Art Therapy, Kennedy Center, HuffPost Election Reaction, Entertainament, Election 2008, Barack Obama, Politics News
Vivian Norris de Montaigu

We need to invest in multi-dimensional human beings. We need to show that the country cares about culture.

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McCain's Education Plan is Scary as Hell

Dan Brown | Posted 12.01.2008 | Politics

Read More: Nea, John McCain, Early Childhood Education, National Education Association, No Child Left Behind, Community Schools, Barack Obama, Barack Obama 2008, Teacher Quality, Education, School Vouchers, Teacher Recruitment, Deregulation, School Choice, Head Start, Alan Greenspan, Education Reform, Election 2008, Free Market Ideology, Politics News
Dan Brown

Reforming America's inadequate public school system--a crucial priority for our country's future-- should not be undertaken with a failed ideology. Th...

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Illuminating Public Schools' Possibilities: "Spectacular Things Happen Along the Way"

Dan Brown | Posted 08.06.2008 | Living

Read More: No Child Left Behind, Aft, Education, Urban Education, Nclb, High-Stakes Testing, Spectacular Things Happen Along the Way, Teachers, Education Reform, Nea, Brian Schultz, Project Citizen, Living News
Dan Brown

What happens when a teacher decides to disregard the canned standards and the stacks of test prep materials? Do the students wallow in ignorance, cheated out of a proper education by an "activist" teacher?

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