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Advocacy is Personal
Laurie Schell | July 10, 2021Advocacy is defined as the act or process of supporting a cause or proposal. Advocacy may be a big “A” or a small “a” effort. Whether the cause is personal to you or common among many, the underlying process is the same. We see a need, gather evidence, find solutions, demonstrate impact, and make the […] Read More... -
Come About! Music Ed Advocacy in Changing Times
Laurie Schell | June 12, 2021In SBO’s June issue, Laurie Schell encourages music education advocates to navigate the shifting winds buffeting today’s music programs and learn how to change tack with strategic planning, coalition, and relationship building. Read More... -
Recruiting Students: Back to Basics
Laurie Schell | May 4, 2021Programs that were robust in pre-pandemic years may have only a fraction of returning students, and new students may be hard to reach. How do we get these students back? In SBO’s May 2021 issue, music and arts education advocate Laurie Schell shares some insights. Read More... -
Forecasting Music Education: Down the Rabbit Hole
SBO Staff | April 26, 2021We are all Alice. We tumbled down the rabbit hole a year ago into a strange land. Read More... -
Forecasting Music Education: Down the Rabbit Hole
Laurie Schell | April 6, 2021Many believe that some type of virtual learning is here to stay. That can be a good thing if it challenges our preconceptions of what music instruction “should” look like, writes Laurie Schell. Read More...
