No more band program in Norridge S.D. 80
The band program at a junior high in Norridge, IL, will be cut next year due to district finance troubles & 2 failed referendums.
cutting music
Not as many Dunlap 5th graders play an instrument
Music teachers in a central IL community would like the board to reduce or eliminate an activity fee, at least for 4th graders.
Federal Title IV, Part A funding should increase
Funding for the arts has been less than what Congress authorized under ESSA, but the new budget could cut a key block grant to zero.
Background music affects attitudes toward sharks
Music shapes our perceptions and emotions, even about sharks. It has long been a part of a well-rounded education in our schools.
Rich Twp. high schools lose a band director
The band programs at Rich Twp. high schools are being reduced: declining enrollment, budget issues (of course). Not my favorite decision.