Michigan Shouldn’t Scrap Its Arts Requirement for High School Graduation
We are excited to share this guest post from Dr. Ryan Shaw, assistant professor of music education at Michigan State University.
Dr. Shaw received his Ph.D. in Music Education from Michigan State University and earned master’s and bachelor’s degrees in music education from the University of Michigan. His scholarly interests include arts education policy and the ways that policy affects music teacher stress, planning, and instructional practices.
Dr. Shaw serves on the editorial board for the Music Educators Journal, Arts Education Policy Review, and Contributions to Music Education, and is the Government Relations Committee Coordinator for the Michigan Music Education Association.
Here, Dr. Shaw alerts us to two new bills making their way through the legislative process in Michigan that would pose grave danger to arts education in our state’s schools.
Two new bills introduced in the Michigan House of Representatives, HB 4269 and 4270, are set to scrap the one credit arts requirement for Michigan high school students. This should not happen. We should speak up and save the requirement, since Michigan already has weak arts education policy. This move would also be in direct opposition to the spirit of federal education law and the CONTINUE READING: Michigan Shouldn't Scrap Its Arts Requirement for High School Graduation | Eclectablog
