March is Arts Education Month and we are celebrating by hosting our annual spring blog salon about a hot topic in arts education-€”quality.

We'€™ll be discussing what "quality" means in terms of student engagement and organizational capacity as well as sharing experiences from the field.

Fifteen leaders from across the country will post their thoughts on this topic each day from March 12-€“16 on ARTSblog. Expected to lend their writing talents and viewpoints are the following:

Kristen Engebretsen, Arts Education Program Coordinator, Americans for the Arts
Tony Brandt, Co-founder & Artistic Director, Musiqa
Michelle Burrows, Director, A+ Schools Program
Joyce Bonomini, Director of Education, Ruth Eckerd Hall
Mike Gagliardo, Music Director & Conductor, Etowah Youth Orchestras
Talia Gibas, Associate Manager, LA County Arts Commission/Arts for All
Jane Remer, Author/Educator/Researcher/National Consultant, Arts as Education
Jennifer Bransom, Director of Program Accountability, Big Thought
Kristy Callaway, Executive Director, Arts Schools Network
Lynne Kingsley, Executive Director, American Alliance for Theatre and Education
Sahar Javedani, Arts Education Consultant
Alex Sarian, Director of Education, MCC Theater
Jessica Wilt, Director of Arts Education, Flamenco Vivo Carlota Santana
Alyx Kellington, Arts Education Consultant
Rob Schultz, Assistant Director, Arts and Culture Department/City of Mesa (AZ)
Victoria Plettner-Saunders, Principal, Plettner-Saunders Consulting
Merryl Goldberg, Visual & Performing Arts Chair, California State San Marcos
Seth Godin, Author/Entrepreneur/Founder of Squidoo