Oklahoma

Oklahoma
Additional Statewide Arts Education Leaders
State Education Agency
Oklahoma State Department of Education
Elizabeth Maughan, Phd
[email protected]
http://www.ok.gov/sde/
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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
Oklahomans for the Arts
Tonnie Dosser
[email protected]
http://www.oklahomansforthearts.org/
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State arts advocacy organizations oversee advocacy initiatives in each state and are members of the State Arts Action Network (SAAN). 

State Arts Agency contact:
Oklahoma Arts Council
Jennifer Allen-Barron
[email protected]
http://www.arts.ok.gov/
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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: 
Scratching the Surface: What we Know - and Don't know - About Music Education in Oklahoma
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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 Oklahoma Academic Standards for Fine Arts were adopted 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.

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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: 
Oklahoma Alliance for Arts Education
Oklahoma A+ Schools
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