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.
Neptune School District
Neptune Township School District brought Arts Ed Now directly into its classrooms!
Thomas Jefferson Arts Academy
A colossal shout out to Thomas Jefferson Arts Academy in Elizabeth, NJ! The student profiles created during the launch of Arts Ed Now in September
Pascack Valley High School Theatre
Pascack Valley High School Theatre @PVTheatre Continues to impress by supporting our I Heart #ArtsEdNow February Photo Challenge for a second year in a row.
The Laramie Project Project
Alyssa Sileo is an inspiration. Alyssa contributed to the Arts Ed NJ Blog and supports the movement on social media.
East Windsor Regional School District Arts Education Department
It’s Back to School Time and East Windsor Regional School District Arts Education Department continues to promote the Arts Ed Now campaign.
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.