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Arts + Civic Dialogue
The arts provide a focal point for dialogue, spark individuals to action, and reduce barriers to participation.
#GivingTuesday, November 27th
We have some exciting news! In honor of #GivingTuesday, November 27th, Facebook is partnering with PayPal to match donations a total of up to $7 million to U.S. nonprofits on Facebook. How can you help? As a friend of Epic, we need your help. Create a Facebook fundraiser and share it with your […]
THE WINNING SIDE Special Guests for Post Show Series
Epic Theatre Ensemble is proud to announce its special guest line-up for the post-show talkbacks following every performance of the world premiere of The Winning Side, a new play by James Wallert. The Winning Side, begins previews on Wednesday, October 3, 2018 and officially opens on Monday, October 8, 2018 at The Acorn […]
Theatre & Broadway in the U.S. – Statistics & Facts
Via Statista.com Not-for-profit professional theatres are an important part of the performing arts market in the U.S. Attendance rates at these theatres exceeded 30 million annually. Single tickets for performances at these venues cost around 37 U.S. dollars on average in 2015, although prices varied considerably, depending, for example, on the (budget) size of the […]
‘STEM Deserts’ in the Poorest Schools: How Can We Fix Them?
Via: Edweek.org Students attending high-poverty schools tend to have fewer science materials, fewer opportunities, and less access to the most rigorous mathematics classes, like calculus and physics, than students attending low-poverty schools, a new analysis points out. That means that they’re less likely to encounter real-world problem-solving that characterizes advanced […]
Musical Theater Songwriting Challenge Opens for High School Students
Calling All Broadway Songwriters (in High School) The National Endowment for the Arts is giving high school composers a chance to make it to Broadway. A new national competition, called the Musical Theater Songwriting Challenge, seeks to find and develop young songwriters from around the country; the finalists will win a […]
National Arts in Education Week
Via Nea.org On July 26, 2010, the U. S. House of Representatives passed a resolution designating the second week of September as Arts in Education Week to promote and showcase the immense role arts education has in producing engaged, successful, and college- and career-ready students. The resolution states: Arts education, […]
Even With Affirmative Action, Blacks and Hispanics Are More Underrepresented at Top Colleges Than 35 Years Ago
Via The New York Times The Times analysis includes 100 schools ranging from public flagship universities to the Ivy League. For both blacks and Hispanics, the trend extends back to at least 1980, the earliest year that fall enrollment data was available from the National Center for Education Statistics. Even after […]
The critical importance of Arts in science
Previously referred to as STEM education, STEAM education stands for ‘Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts and Mathematics’, a term used to describe a method of educational focus on these subjects in schools, colleges and other learning institutions. This is a term that is becoming more and more popular to the ears […]
Study: Integrating the arts and humanities into STEM learning
Study originally published at informalscience.org Scientists, educators, policymakers, and others have noted the importance of preparing scientists, engineers, and medical doctors not only for the laboratory but for broad participation in civic life. (McGinn and Roth 1999). Researchers and others have argued that the skills and knowledge required for civic participation […]