Cahokia SD 187 may slash extracurricular activities
One southern Illinois unit district is preparing for the worst in next year's state cuts to schools, preemptively canceling extracurricular activities for the 2013-14 school year.
Fine Arts
Kids pick pockets, cause The Louvre to close
Pickpocket gangs caused The Louvre to close its doors Wednesday, keeping an estimated 25-30,000 visitors away. The museum will reopen Thursday to a great American painting exhibit.
FL Gulf Coast Univ is not just for basketball
A few weeks before the men's basketball team from FGCU advanced to the Sweet 16, a young pianist put the university on the map with her recital at Carnegie Hall.
Band teachers in Ill., Md. advocate for arts programs
Two band teachers explain what the big deal is about music education and why it is sometimes on the chopping block, looking a budget ax right in the eye.
Chi-Town Jazz Festival showcases 2 high school bands
The 4th annual Chi-Town Jazz Festival, March 12-22, will present jazz bands from Glenbrook South and Lyons Township high schools to help raise money for hunger relief around Chicago.
Louis Ricci, Chicago band director; put life into music
A beloved former band director of Chicago's St Rita of Cascia High School died on Feb. 18. His students and others associated with the school remember what he taught them.
Classical-, jazz-lovers at 12 less likely delinquent at 16
12-year-olds who like rock, rhythm and blues, hip-hop, and electronic dance music are more likely to be delinquent when they're 16 than 12-year-olds who like chart pop, classical, and jazz.
Ceramics and civil rights are closing down in Chicago
Testimony from a group from Chicago at the US Department of Education shows that CPS may be violating civil rights by closing schools that primarily serve African-American students.
All-State has a new group: Honors Vocal Jazz
Changes at the Illinois Music Educators Association include a new website design and the debut of the nine-singer Honors Vocal Jazz Ensemble at the All-State festival in Peoria next month.
Florida A&M accreditation threatened
The hazing death of a drum major, perpetrated by students and ignored by university officials, leads to the accreditation of the university and financial aid for its students being placed in jeopardy.