ERIC Number: EJ960563
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2012
Pages: 5
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ISSN: ISSN-1063-2913
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Teaching Music in an Era of High-Stakes Testing and Budget Reductions
West, Chad
Arts Education Policy Review, v113 n2 p75-79 2012
Prior research suggests that the No Child Left Behind Act (NCLB) is having an adverse effect on school music programs, particularly in schools that have not made "adequate yearly progress." In many instances, music programs are being reduced or eliminated, music teachers are being required to assist with the teaching of other subjects, academically low-achieving students are being precluded from participating in music, and the overall time allotted for music is being reduced. Because the arts are excluded from NCLB's list of tested subjects--that is, subjects for which schools are held accountable--music has been relegated to a noncore status, even though the law identifies the arts as a core academic subject. This article discusses changing paradigms within music education and how some music teachers are adapting to these shifts. (Contains 1 note and 1 table.)
Descriptors: Music Education, Music, Federal Legislation, Educational Improvement, Federal Programs, High Stakes Tests, Educational Change, Educational Indicators, Music Teachers, Budgets, Retrenchment, Low Achievement, Scheduling, Educational Legislation
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive
Education Level: Elementary Secondary Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Laws, Policies, & Programs: No Child Left Behind Act 2001
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