Professional Development for Arts Educators Program Taking Grant Applications Now, Deadline Approaching

The Department of Education’s Professional Development for Arts Educators (PDAE) program supports the implementation of high-quality model professional development programs in elementary and secondary education for music, dance, drama, media arts, or visual arts, including folk arts, for educators and other arts instructional staff of kindergarten through grade 12 (K-12) students in high-poverty schools. The purpose of this program is to strengthen standards-based arts education programs and to help ensure that all students meet challenging State academic content standards and challenging State student academic achievement standards in the arts.

The PDAE program opened applications on March 18, 2014. The deadline for Notice of Intent to Apply is April 17 and the deadline for transmittal of applications is April 17.

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