Category: ArtsEd News
Longer School Day, Lasting Benefits
Over the last 30 years, and particularly in the last decade after the passing of “No Child Left Behind”, many schools turned their focuses to reading and math proficiency. As …
City with lifted head singing: Music education and cultural policy in Chicago
Title and research by Meredith Aska McBride; blog entry by Anna Joranger Urban Gateways is thrilled to be participating in the research of a fantastic lady whose dissertation proposal introduction …
Advocacy how-to: ArtsEd Facts & Figures
March is, among many other things (Women’s History Month, Music in Our Schools Month, spring if we’re lucky), Youth Arts Month! What better moment than now to make you an …
“Innovation through Arts Partnerships” at CPAA Conference, in snapshots & quotes!
As promised: Highlights from our panel discussion at the Chicago Principals and Administrators Association Conference on Friday, February 8, “Innovation through Arts Partnerships.” Many thanks to our Horace Greeley Elementary …
Proud presenters at the CPAA Conference!
Today and tomorrow, the Chicago Principals and Administrators Association conference is in full swing downtown. And we’re thrilled to be there! Today we’re hanging out and sharing info about our …
Opening minds in music: Why every tune CAN strike a chord
This morning I am loving this article on the BBC concerning music – which types of music please us, which don’t, and why. Here’s what researchers in Australia figured out: …
VANS Custom Culture Contest – Win $50k for your school!
It’s always really amazing to see huge and popular brands take action for Arts Ed. In this case, VANS has teamed up with Journeys and Americans for the Arts in …
Our Top 12 Favorite Blog Moments of 2012!
Is it really already 2013? Where did 2012 go? While it definitely flew by, it was also filled with tons of amazing Urban Gateways moments that were highlighted here on …
The Top 10 Skills Children Learn from the Arts
We positively loved this ARTSblog post by Lisa Phillips, “The Top 10 Skills Children Learn from the Arts.” So we thought we’d keep passing it along. How to receive constructive …
Award-winning spoken word artist in action at Wentworth School
Teaching artist Avery Young – incidentally, also the recent winner of a 3Arts Award (go Avery!) – has been slamming up a storm at Wentworth School in Chicago’s Englewood neighborhood. …