A new report suggests an emerging pattern of success among marginalized students participating in Hip-Hop education, leading to higher attendance and graduation rates. Re-Imagining Teaching and Learning: A Snapshot of Hip-Hop Education, released Friday, of a national scan of Hip-Hop educational programs by the Hip-Hop Education Center (H2ED Center) at the Metropolitan Center for Urban Education (Metro Center) at the New York University Steinhardt School of Culture, Education, and Human Development.
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GIA Conference D2: 4:30 am Pacific Time. Considering the unfortunate length of my Day One entry yesterday, I thought it might be a good idea to post something today a bit more concise. So, let’s focus on two sessions. Enabling … Continue reading
Good morning. “And the beat goes on………………………..” GIA in San Francisco, Monday: Day 1 As I live in Marin just across the bay from San Francisco, I got up early and in very San Francisco style made my way over … Continue reading
ArtsReady, a national initiative of South Arts, is a new readiness, response, and recovery Web-based platform designed to help ensure post-crisis business continuity for arts organizations. The online tool will be unveiled to the arts community nationwide via a free webcast on Thursday, September 15 at 1:00pm EST.
While the Northeast, Vermont in particular, picks up the pieces in the aftermath of tremendous flash floods brought on by the former tropical storm Irene, remember that CERF+ Artists' Emergency Resources, an organization dedicated to helping Artists recover from disasters (and an organization itself based in Vermont) continues its good work. You can see the CERF+ Irene response page here.
Likewise, here's a blog post from Stuart Comstock-Gay, president and CEO of Vermont Community Foundation:
The Special and Urgent Needs Fund: Irene Recovery will support nonprofit organizations that lost facilities and materials at a time when their services were needed most. Not only is Vermont’s nonprofit sector particularly large—it makes up 18 percent of our state’s gross product—it also supports our communities and basic infrastructure.
From James C. McKinley Jr. at The New York Times:
Monster Island (on the Williamsburg waterfront in Brooklyn) is shutting down this month because the landlord wants to redevelop the property and has not renewed the lease. Its fans marked its passing with a block party on Saturday. The end of this haven for struggling artists and musicians is a sign of broader changes in the neighborhood, where new condominiums are replacing the dilapidated warehouses, and upscale bars and restaurants have appeared on streets where once there were only underground clubs in vacant commercial buildings.
2011, 37 pages. Center for Cultural Innovation, 870 Market Street, Suite 574, San Francisco, California, 94102, (877) 482-0530, www.cciarts.org.
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Cornelia Carey, Executive Director of Craft Emergency Relief Fund, sends this message today:
As you know, the east coast from North Carolina through New England is just taking count of the devastation resulting from Hurricane Irene. The flooding and resulting destruction in Vermont, where CERF+ is located, has been particularly intense and has fragmented roads that once connected Vermont, isolating entire communities.
This is a blog about two very different topics: Hurricane Irene and Barry’s Blog. Hurricane Irene kept my attention this past weekend. In fact, at one point I put 9-volt batteries and candles on my shopping list. And I live in Seattle.
From Rick Wartzman at Bloomberg Businessweek:
In 1994, at a gathering of a dozen top social-sector leaders, Peter Drucker could clearly see potential for the nonprofit world to make huge strides in innovation, effectiveness, and impact. But a big question swirled in his head.