Champions in Action
Advocacy Case Study: Vote Arts Ed 2025
11 local champions jumped into the “Vote Arts Ed in NJ” mini-campaign last November, 2025. Learn more about how they engaged their local candidates and helped us pilot this new approach!
Paramus Public Schools
Learn about the work of Arts Ed Champion Lisa Vartanian, Supervisor of Fine, Performing, and Practical Arts in the Paramus Public School district
Hedgepeth/Williams Middle School for the Arts, Trenton
In the Spring of 2016, the staff at Hedgepeth/Williams MS set out to change the school’s climate & culture by integrating the arts into their daily practices.
Get your copy of our Arts Education in Action Calendar!
You can be one of the first to get a copy of our new Arts Education in Action Calendar when you make a donation of $50 or more.
School Budget Process Guide
YOU can make an impact on arts education funding in your district! Now is the time to get educated and get involved. The Budget Process Guide can help you.
Youth Council Video Project Asks “Is this balanced?”
Thank you to Youth Council members Isabella, Jasmine, and Suhani, and their video project which looks at equitable funding for arts programs and asks, “Is
Think “Advocacy” Thursday with a Youth Council Team Project
It’s Think “Advocacy” Thursday! Shout out to Youth Council members Jana, Kristina and Anisa for their arts education advocacy project — the first part of
“Fading Colors: The decline of the arts in our schools – A collection” – a Youth Council Team Project
This project from Youth Council members Yuraav, Azyah, and Aish creatively expresses the importance of funding arts programs in schools. Great work, team!
Coming soon: our new Arts Education in Action Calendar!
You can be one of the first to get a copy of our new Arts Education in Action Calendar when you make a donation of $50 or more.
In the News
2021 Census Report Released
Arts Ed NJ and partners release the 2021 New Jersey Arts Education Census Report online.
Music Education’s Greatest Threat
Arts Ed NJ Executive Director Bob Morrison’s addresses the nationwide arts teacher shortage in School Band & Orchestra Magazine April 2022.
Rutgers-Eagleton Poll: New Jersey Loves Arts Ed!
Most New Jerseyans believe arts education is important but are mixed on its funding, implementation, and students’ access. Few active in promotion arts education in schools and communities.
ARTS ED NJ RELEASES TITLE I SUPPORT WEBSITE FOR SCHOOL LEADERS
This month Arts Ed NJ, in cooperation with the Geraldine R. Dodge Foundation, the New Jersey Department of Education, and New Jersey’s Foundation for Educational Administration, launched an interactive website devoted to demonstrating how arts education has been embraced as an effective strategy for achieving the goals of Title I.