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Arts Education Partnership

The AEP provides toolkits, brochures and publications describing the importance of arts education.

Illinois Art Education Association

This organization promotes arts education for students and professional development for teachers.

Illinois Creates

This Illinois Arts Education initiative, from the Arts Alliance, advocates for inclusion of the arts in education.

Illinois Grade School Music

The Illinois Grade School Music Association promotes music education in elementary and junior high schools.

Illinois Music Educators Assoc.

This organization supports music education and provides opportunities for student musicians to perform.

Illinois Learning Standards

The Illinois State Board of Education presents the Illinois Learning Standards for the fine arts.

IJEA - Online

The International Journal of Education in the Arts is available online.

National Art Education Assoc.

This site supplies arguments for including the arts in education and news on the advancement of the arts.

National Endowment for the Arts

The NEA funds art programs and provides leadership in arts education in all 50 states.

Public Awareness Campaign

This site explains an initiative from Americans for the Arts, empowering communities to advocate for arts education.