Student-Centered Advocacy

Once your community has formed a coalition, it is vital to keep all advocacy work student centered. Much of the current research on the benefits of music education focuses on preparing children for the 21st century workforce. Research confirms that students who study music are better equipped with the tools to be innovators and creative thinkers. Click on the links below for more information:

• Partnership for 21st Century Skills

• The Conference Board: Ready to Innovate, Key Findings

• The Conference Board: Are They Really Ready to Work?

• FOCUS ON STUDENTS: Music & Arts Education is Essential to Development of Creative Economy & 21st Century Skills

FOCUS ON STUDENTS:

Putting Students First 

Decisions: Adult or Student-centered?

FOCUS ON STUDENTS: Students Express Why Music is Important to Their Complete Education

FOCUS ON STUDENTS: NJ Arts Education Census Project Offers Model for Other States 

Glossary of Terms for Music Advocacy