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.

Music IS Education
Music IS Education brings together state and national music education organizations to support effective advocacy at the state and local levels.

Bob Morrison (Substack)
Emmy and Peabody Award-Winning music and arts education advocate, education policymaker, social entrepreneur, and data miner spanning five decades.

Support Music Coalition
NAMM’s SupportMusic Coalition brings critical information to its members to build powerful advocacy networks at the federal, state and local levels.

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.

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

Create Wisconsin
Create 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

  • About Us
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  • Advocacy Success Stories
    • Report Card Initiative – Act 85
    • NAfME 2020 Excellence in Advocacy Award
  • Advocacy Events and Initiatives
    • 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

BUSINESS HOURS

Business Hours:
M-F 8am-4:30pm

QUICK LINKS

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  • Research Connection
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  • WSM Magazine

NATIONAL AFFILIATES

  • NAfME
  • NAfME Collegiate
  • Tri-M Music Honor Society

FACEBOOK – JOIN US

  • WMEA Public Page
  • WMEA Private Group
  • CMP Public Group
  • WI NAfME Collegiate

Our Partners

Wisconsin School Music
Association


Wisconsin Foundation for
School Music

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