Blog: A Message to the 2017 Governor’s Awards in Arts Education Nominees From Past Winners! Good Luck!
May 9, 2017
The Governor’s Award in Arts Education has special significance to each winner. This month, NJAEP features two messages that were written for the 2017 nominees.…
The Beat: NJAEP’s Newsletter – April 2017
April 8, 2017
The Voice of Arts Education in NJ: Keeping you up to date in our field
Meet Our NJPOL State Champion – Amos Koffa
April 6, 2017
Congratulations to our 2017 New Jersey Poetry Out Loud Champion, Amos Koffa, a senior from Burlington County Institute of Technology, Medford Campus! Twelve students competed…
Are art classes a waste of resources… or the most important class a child can have?
April 6, 2017
In a test driven, results oriented public school system, the art department costs money. Supplies don’t come cheap, nor do teacher’s salaries. Is art just…
Spreading the Good News with Neptune Schools
April 5, 2017
If you were to visit the schools of Neptune Township, you would find many examples of students actively participating in the arts. At any given…
2017 National Arts Advocacy Day
April 5, 2017
This year’s National Arts Advocacy Day in Washington, DC had an undercurrent of energy that came from word that the President had proposed, just days…
The Beat: NJAEP's Newsletter – March 2017
March 2, 2017
March On Through March and Beyond March is Arts Education in Our Schools Month and in this issue of The Beat we are celebrating that…
Blog: March is NJ TEEN ARTS COUNTY FESTIVAL Time!
February 28, 2017
This March begins the kickoff of the Teen Arts Festival circuit in New Jersey. Individual counties across New Jersey host local Teen Arts Festivals showcasing…
ArtsEdNow Q & A with Acting Commissioner of Education Kimberley Harrington
February 28, 2017
1. What role did arts education play in your own education? The arts played a large role in my education and in my personal development.…
100 Eleventh Grade Students from the Academy for Fine Arts and Academics at Bayonne High School have the Experience of a Lifetime at Hamilton on Broadway!
February 28, 2017
On Wednesday, February 15th, 2017, one hundred eleventh grade students in the Academy for Fine Arts and Academics (AfA2) at Bayonne High School were treated…
