Issues and Advocacy

Each March, NAfME, NAMM, education partners, and music educators across the country commemorate Music in Our Schools Month (MIOSM)—a national celebration to raise awareness about the importance of having access to a quality music education available to all children.   A vital component of this annual effort is when school boards and/or state governors issue proclamations affirming that access to music education is essential in their communities. This year several pieces of legislation are being introduced in Congress in support of music education and to nationally recognize MIOSM,...