The music education profession is faced with two serious problems regarding the (mis)use of data in music teacher evaluation. The first has to do with the quality and kinds of data that music teachers have been forced to use; the second is concerned with how these data are being used in the music teacher evaluation process. The evidence I will use…

According to dictionary definitions, the notion of collaboration is neither simple nor clear. An online American Heritage Dictionary defines collaboration as "to work together, especially in a joint intellectual endeavor; to cooperate, as with an enemy of occupying one's country." The purpose of this article is to propose a theory of…

Considers a collaboration model (Eastman-Rochester Partnership) between an urban school district music program and a nationally recognized collegiate-level school of music. Explains that the purpose of this coalition is to build a new model of urban music education while restoring a once outstanding inner-city music program. (CMK)