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TA: Chicago Overview
Turnaround Arts: Chicago, based out of our incredible local program partner AUSL (Academy for Urban School Leadership), has had an impactful school year so far. It began with a special visit from the Kennedy Center’s National Committee …
CALIFORNIA (February 27, 2019) — HUNTINGTON BEACH, California — Dipping business- or credit-sized cards into blobs of acrylic paint, the principals begin to create sweeping designs on the mural-length sheet of butcher paper stretched across long tables. As they circle …
MINNESOTA (February 22, 2019) —Watch Here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5q_7AlFmbz0…
MINNESOTA (February 21, 2019) — Earlier this week, Minnesota governor Tim Walz has unveiled his first budget proposal. and education is one of his top three priorities. “My budget will help close the funding gap and make sure that every child …
MINNESOTA (February 21, 2019) — Bernie Williams played professional baseball for the New York Yankees for 16 years.
As his career was coming to an end, he started thinking about what he wanted to do after baseball.
For Williams, the …
RICHMOND (February 20, 2019) — It’s a Friday in December, but Lisa Perkinson’s dance class at Binford Middle School isn’t taking it easy.
The students—some of whom had never had a dance class until they started school here less than …
CALIFORNIA (January 30, 2019) — MARINA — Marina Vista Elementary Arts Academy was celebrating its commitment for leveraging the arts for educational equity when students received a special musical treat Wednesday morning
The school brought in Grammy Award winner DJ …
Turnaround Arts: Hawaiʻi had a great first half of the school year with a number of professional development trainings, artist residencies and new community collaborations. The local program is gearing up for a busy second half — including a Wolf …
CALIFORNIA (January 18, 2019) — Red Hot Chili Peppers drummer Chad Smith stopped by Zamboni Middle School on a rainy Thursday morning, Jan. 17, to ignite the Paramount student’s creative side and show them that a future in the arts …
Turnaround Arts: North Dakota is thriving! This fall began with wonderful news for three of our program’s teachers. Turnaround Artist Dave Matthew’s Bama Works Fund provided support for Mr. Edpalina, Ms. Weippert, and Ms. Warren to receive 25 credits toward …
