NATIONAL ASSOCIATION FOR MUSIC EDUCATION
Lobbying for NATIONAL ASSOCIATION FOR MUSIC EDUCATION
Music education; arts education; teacher recruitment and retention; federal data collection and reporting; Department of Education funding, administration of programs, and interagency agreements; FY 2026 appropriations for ESSA Titles I, II, and IV-A; Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA); Assistance for Arts Education; Augustus F. Hawkins Centers of Excellence program; Teacher Quality Partnerships program; IDEA Part D Personnel Preparation program; Nita M. Lowey 21st Century Community Learning Centers; RAISE Act (H.R. 1611/S. 1697); IDEA Full Funding Act (H.R. 2598/S. 1277); HBCU Arts Education Act (H.R. 2664); Department of Education Protection Act (H.R. 433); Arts Education for All Act (H.R. 2485); Reimagining Inclusive Arts Education Act (H.R. 3852); Black Music Month resolutions (H. Res. 509/ S. Res. 273); Equitable Arts Education Enhancement Act (H.R. 5399); Teacher and School Leader Quality Partnership Grants Act (H.R. 1331); Pay Teachers Act (S. 2481); Supporting the Mental Health of Educators and Staff Act (H.R. 4120); Guarantee Access to Arts and Music Education Act (H.R. 7855/S. 4018); Music In Our Schools Month resolutions (H. Res. 257/S. Res. 139); Loan Forgiveness for Educators Act (H.R. 8896/S. 4567); resolution providing congressional disapproval to the Department of Education rule on federal student loan programs (H. J. Res. 189/S. J. Res. 196); Beginning Educator Mentorship and Retention Act (H.R. 9245/S. 4733); and Black Music Month resolutions (H. Res. 1368/S. Res. 779)
302b allocations for FY 2027; FY 2027 Labor-HHS-Education appropriations bill (H.R. 9260); FY 2027 Interior-Environment appropriations bill (H.R. 9171); Department of Education funding; Titles I, II, IV-A, and the Nita M. Lowey 21st Century Community Learning Centers; Assistance for Arts Education; Augustus F. Hawkins Centers of Excellence program; Teacher Quality Partnerships program; IDEA Part D Personnel Preparation program; National Professional Development Program; and National Endowment for the Arts