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.
“our thoughts on funding” Advocacy Video – a Youth Council Team Project
Here’s another great Youth Council team project by members Ashley and Angielys, asking the important and powerful question, ““What happened to the money?”
“The Principal” Advocacy Video – a Youth Council Team Project
Check out this great Youth Council team project by members Camila Lozada, Luisiana Manrique, and Maggie Eidel. Together they explored the importance of arts education
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.
Arts Educator Roundtable Series
Arts education would not exist without arts educators. Strengthen your ability to advocate for arts education by listening directly to the voices of teachers with
Advocacy Roundtable: Student Voices
Listening directly to students is a vital element of arts education advocacy, and the work we do is strengthened when we remember to center the needs and experiences of students.
Arts Horizons
Arts Horizons has made Arts Ed Now a key component of social media since the launch in September 2016!
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.