What cause are both Florence Henderson and Kareem Abdul-Jabbar trying to bring attention to through petitions?
Here is the story: U.S. Department of Education Secretary Arne Duncan accepted more than 120,000 signatures on MENC’s Petition for Equal Access to Music Education on June 18 at MENC’s Rally for Music Education in Washington, D.C. In accepting the petitions Duncan said that he looked forward to working with MENC and music educators in “broadening the curriculum to include music and the arts rather than narrowing it.” That is a key assertion in MENC’s petition, which states “all Americans should work to enhance and support music education in our nation’s schools.” The petition asks that the reauthorization of the Elementary and Secondary Schools Act “not only identify music as a core subject, but also recognize music education as a mandatory component of every public education curri
Here is the story: U.S. Department of Education Secretary Arne Duncan accepted more than 120,000 signatures on MENC’s Petition for Equal Access to Music Education on June 18 at MENC’s Rally for Music Education in Washington, D.C. In accepting the petitions Duncan said that he looked forward to working with MENC and music educators in “broadening the curriculum to include music and the arts rather than narrowing it.” That is a key assertion in MENC’s petition, which states “all Americans should work to enhance and support music education in our nation’s schools.” The petition asks that the reauthorization of the Elementary and Secondary Schools Act “not only identify music as a core subject, but also recognize music education as a mandatory component of every public education curri
