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Arts for Learning Maryland to Operate Charter School in Baltimore

Jun 11, 2025 | lauren@ya.org

Arts for Learning Maryland (A4L MD), the Baltimore-based affiliate of Young Audiences Arts for Learning, is preparing to open a new public charter school following approval from the Baltimore County Board of Education.    Dream Academy Charter School will open for student enrollment in 2026, operating in partnership with Thomas Jefferson Elementary/Middle School (TJEMS),…

Announcing Review of the National Arts Standards

Feb 19, 2025 | lauren@ya.org

National Coalition for Arts Standards (NCAS) Announces Review of National Arts Standards New York, NY—February 19, 2025—Eleven years after the release of the National Arts Standards in 2014, the National Coalition for Arts Standards (NCAS) will launch a thorough survey to collect data on the National Standards for dance, media arts, music, theatre, and visual arts. The National Arts Standards…

Young Audiences Arts for Learning Welcomes New Affiliate in Lubbock, TX

Dec 13, 2022 | lauren@ya.org

Image   New York, New York—Young Audiences Arts for Learning (Young Audiences), the nation’s largest arts in education network, is proud to announce the addition of its newest affiliate, Young Audiences Arts for Learning of Lubbock (YAL), based in Lubbock, TX.   YAL, which operates in partnership with the Lubbock Symphony…

US House Resolution Designates April 10-23 as National Young Audiences Arts for Learning Week

Apr 7, 2022 | emily@ya.org

WASHINGTON, DC (APRIL 7, 2022) -- Representative Chellie Pingree (D-ME) has introduced a Resolution to the House of Representatives designating the weeks of April 10 through 23, 2022, as National Young Audiences Arts for Learning Week (YA Week). The designation of YA Week will honor the contributions Young Audiences Arts for Learning (YA) has made to students…

Arts ARE Education: Resolving to Support Arts Education Funding and Programs in the Post-Pandemic Era

Feb 9, 2021 | lauren@ya.org

Young Audiences Arts for Learning is proud to be part of a new national campaign in support of arts education for all students, Arts ARE Education. Led by the national leadership organizations of the National Coalition of Core Arts Standards, Arts ARE Education builds off the momentum of last year’s “Arts Education Is Essential” unified statement, which was signed by 113 national organizations …

Young Audiences Charter School Begins Construction of New Campus for Middle and High School Students in Greater New Orleans

Nov 7, 2019 | emily@ya.org

  On Tuesday, October 22nd, Young Audiences Charter School (YACS) broke ground on its new state-of-the-art facility at 1000 Burmaster Street in Gretna, Louisiana. Serving students from Jefferson Parish Public School System (JPPSS), YACS is the school division of Young Audiences of Louisiana (YALA), Young Audiences Arts for Learning’s New Orleans-based…

Young Audiences to Provide Project Management, Communications Support to SEADAE as Part of New Agreement

Apr 24, 2019 | lauren@ya.org

New York, NY – April 25, 2019 – State Education Agency Directors of Arts Education (SEADAE) and Young Audiences Arts for Learning (Young Audiences) announced that they have entered into an agreement under which Young Audiences will provide communications, data collection, technology, daily…

YA's Chicago Affiliate Awarded $2.3 Million Grant to STEAM Ahead

Feb 26, 2019 | emily@ya.org

Chicago Arts Partnership in Education (CAPE), Young Audiences Arts for Learning's Chicago-based affiliate, was recently awarded US$2.3 million by the US Department of Education, in the form of an Assistance for Arts Education Development and Dissemination (AAEDD) grant. The award will fund a four-year program called STEAM Ahead. CAPE will partner with the Park Forest-Chicago…

Atlanta-Based ArtsNow Wins AAEDD Grant To Fund smART Literacy! Program in Georgia, South Carolina Schools

Oct 16, 2018 | emily@ya.org

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE NEW YORK, NY – October 15, 2018 – ArtsNow Learning (ArtsNow), the Atlanta-based affiliate of Young Audiences Arts for Learning (Young Audiences), has been selected to receive funding through the US Department of Education’s (USDOE) …

Arts in Ed Spotlight: Is Your Classroom Ready?

Aug 15, 2017 | sara@ya.org

The demographics and functionality of a standard classroom today are ever changing. I would think it’s safe to say that there is no longer one “right” way to go about teaching the ever-developing young minds that fill the room. So, the question on every educators’ mind should be this: How do I teach and prepare my students in the best way possible? While the answer to that question might not be…