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; 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); and Music In Our Schools Month resolutions (H. Res. 257/S. Res. 139)

302b allocations for FY 2026; FY 2026 Labor-HHS-Education appropriations bill (H.R. 5304/S.2578); FY 2026 Interior-Environment appropriations bill (H.R. 4754/S.2431); FY 2026 Consolidated Defense, LHHSED, National Security-State, THUD, FSGG Appropriations Act (H.R. 7148); Department of Education funding; OMB withholding of funds for 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; Nita M. Lowey 21st Century Community Learning Centers; and National Endowment for the Arts