May 22, 2015

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Barack Obama Joins RHCP’s Chad Smith for White House Talent Show

Rolling Stone, Jason Newman… Michelle Obama enlisted some big names to assist her in the White House’s first talent show, including Sarah Jessica Parker, Alfre Woodard, Trombone Shorty and Red Hot Chili Peppers drummer Chad Smith, but it was a…

May 22, 2015 // TA Staff // Coverage, Featured

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May 19, 2015

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Sarah Jessica Parker visits Bethune to see how arts improve learning

Star Tribune, Alejandra Matos… Students at Bethune Community School performed spoken word poetry, songs and chants for actor Sarah Jessica Parker on Monday as part of a program intended to help the school boost academic achievement through the arts. Kindergartners,…

May 19, 2015 // TA Staff // Coverage, Featured

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February 16, 2015

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Integrating Arts to Improve Academics

Iowa Public Radio, John Pemble… At Findley Elementary School in Des Moines, art teacher Lisa Hesse begins her morning class by standing with her students in a circle as relaxing music plays. The music is a cue for the fourth-graders…

February 16, 2015 // TA Staff // Coverage, Featured

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February 6, 2015

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The Art of Success

Scholastic Instructor magazine, Andrea Cooper… You couldn’t miss the drummer in the backward baseball cap among the sea of student musicians. It really was Rock and Roll Hall of Famer Chad Smith, of the Red Hot Chili Peppers, jamming with…

February 6, 2015 // TA Staff // Coverage

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February 6, 2015

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Can quality arts education bring low performing schools back from the brink?

Lesley University website, Louise Pascale… Michelle Obama thinks so. As honorary chair of the President’s Committee on the Arts and the Humanities (PCAH), the first lady is working to reinvigorate our nation’s schools through a trailblazing initiative called Turnaround Arts.…

February 6, 2015 // TA Staff // Coverage, Featured

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January 23, 2015

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NAMM 2015: Turnaround study touts benefits of arts education for kids

LA Times, Randy Lewis… Though topics at the National Assn. of Music Merchants (NAMM) convention in Anaheim most often trend toward musicians, musical instruments and how they interact, one panel at the annual industry gathering tilted in a decidedly socially…

January 23, 2015 // TA Staff // Coverage, Featured

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January 23, 2015

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Arts education program brings opportunities to Hoopa school

Times-Standard, Aaron West… Hoopa Valley Elementary School, one of the 10 schools in California and 35 nationwide to be selected to participate in the Turnaround Arts program, began at its foray into the innovative arts campaign at the beginning of…

January 23, 2015 // TA Staff // Coverage, Featured

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October 31, 2014

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Turnaround Arts: Making a Difference for Northside Schools

Des Moines Public Schools, “For The Record”… Maybe some of the folks passing through Capital Square Wednesday over the noon hour wondered why all those spooky kids weren’t in school instead of flashmobbing downtown. But they were. It was the…

October 31, 2014 // TA Staff // Coverage, Featured

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May 20, 2014

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First lady: Arts education good for good schools

Associated Press… Delivering a forceful argument on the role of the arts in education, Michelle Obama said Tuesday that it isn’t something to be introduced after student test scores go up but is a critical element of achieving those higher…

May 20, 2014 // TA Staff // Coverage

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May 20, 2014

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President’s Turnaround Arts Program Expanded

Huffington Post, John M. Eger… First lady Michelle Obama, the President’s Committee on the Arts and the Humanities (PCAH), the U.S. Department of Education, the National Association of Music Merchants (NAMM) and a number of top performers and artists met…

May 20, 2014 // TA Staff // Coverage

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