Wisconsin Music Educators Association

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Advocacy Links

NATIONAL ADVOCACY INFORMATION

National Association for Music Education
The National Association for Music Education is to advance music education by encouraging the study and making of music by all.

NAMM Foundation
The NAMM Foundation promotes and supports music education and music making for people of all ages and abilities.

Americans for the Arts
Americans for the Arts provides tools, research, and training that help arts professionals and regular citizens alike become seasoned arts advocates.  The Advocate Hub highlights ways you can get involved and start advocating for the arts today.

Save the Music Foundation
A non-profit initiative with two missions: to restore music education programs in America’s public schools, and to raise awareness of the positive impact music participation has on students.

GRAMMY Music Education Coalition
GRAMMY Music Education Coalition is a non-profit collective dedicated to building universal music education participation in elementary and secondary schools nationwide.

ArtsEdSearch
ArtsEdSearch is an online clearinghouse of research focused on the outcomes of music and arts education for students and educators and is a project of the Arts Education Partnership (AEP).

The American Music Therapy Association
Learn about the benefits of music therapy.

National Assessment of Educational Progress- The Nation’s Report Card
Continuing assessment of what America’s students know and can do in various subject areas.

STATE ADVOCACY INFORMATION

Wisconsin Music Strong Coalition
This coalition is comprised of nearly 20 Wisconsin music education mission-based businesses and organizations. The associated website features blog-stye updates that are intended to serve as a central location for music education news and information, particularly related to issues around COVID-19.

Wisconsin Performing Arts Education Consortium
Wisconsin School Music Association (WSMA), Wisconsin Music Educators Association (WMEA), Wisconsin High School Forensic Association (WHSFA) and Alliance for Wisconsin Theater Education (AWTE) are a consortium of Wisconsin educational performing arts organizations, working with Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction (WI DPI) and Department of Health Services (DHS) to provide guidance for COVID-19.

Arts Wisconsin
Arts Wisconsin is Wisconsin’s community cultural development organization, the only independent statewide organization speaking up and working for the arts, arts education, creative economy, and creative placemaking in every corner of our state.

Wisconsin Arts Board
Wisconsin Arts Board is the state agency which nurtures creativity, cultivates expression, promotes the arts, supports the arts in education, stimulates community and economic development and serves as a resource for people of every culture and heritage.

Portal Wisconsin 
Your source to discover Wisconsin’s culture, arts, humanities and history.

A Citizen’s Guide to Participation in the Wisconsin State Legislature
A guide to typical procedures in the Wisconsin State Legislature and is designed to help you, a citizen, participate in the Wisconsin State Legislature. It has been prepared by the Wisconsin Legislative Council Staff.

 

WMEA Advocacy Committee

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    • WMEA Capitol Conversations (formerly Drive In Day)
    • Dynamic Futures 2022

CONTACT US

WMEA
Wisconsin Center
for Music Education

1005 Quinn Drive
Waunakee, WI
53597

608-850-3566
800-589-9762

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M-F 8am-4:30pm

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NATIONAL AFFILIATES

  • NAfME
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FACEBOOK – JOIN US

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Our Partners

Wisconsin School Music
Association


Wisconsin Foundation for
School Music

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