Colorado

Colorado
Additional Statewide Arts Education Leaders
State Education Agency
Colorado Department of Education
Donna Goodwin
[email protected]
http://www.cde.state.co.us/coarts
State Education Agency - Learn More: 

State Education Agencies often have a designated position for the arts, these individuals are members of the State Education Agencies Directors of Arts Education (SEADAE). 

State Arts Action Network contact
Arts for Colorado
Pam Foster
[email protected]
http://www.artsforcolorado.org/AFC_2012/
State Advocacy Organization Learn More: 

State arts advocacy organizations oversee advocacy initiatives in each state and are members of the State Arts Action Network (SAAN).
 

State Arts Agency contact:
Colorado Creative Industries
Margaret Hunt
[email protected]
http://www.coloradocreativeindustries.org/
State Arts Agency Learn More: 

State Arts Agencies oversee the role of the arts in the individual states and are members of the National Assembly of State Arts Agencies (NASAA). The majority include arts education as a priority.

Has a statewide study been done on arts education in my state?
Yes
State Study: 
Colorado Visual and Performing Arts Education Survey Statistical Report
State Study Learn More: 

To learn more about state-level reporting, check out the collection of reports and read the State Status Report: A Review of State and Regional Arts Education Studies.

What is the status of my state adopting new Arts Education Standards?
Adopted
Arts Ed Standards - Learn More: 

Americans for the Arts is a part of the National Coalition for Core Arts Standards (NCCAS) and works to help advance the state adoption of new arts education standards, influenced by the release of the National Core arts Standards in October 2014.

The Colorado State Board of Education adopted new Visual and Performing Arts Standards in 2020.

How is arts education funded in my state?

There is no designated budget for arts education.
Arts education funding is different in every state and is, therefore, hard to determine exact monetary figures.

Funding - Learn More: 

If there is no specific line item in your state for arts education, you may consider that for general education, on average approximately 10% of funding comes from the federal government, 47% from the state government and 43% from the local government. For more, please read our Getting Started e-book.
 

To learn more about arts funding in general in your state, click here.
State Arts Education Organizations: 
Think 360 Arts for Learning
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