Arts Education Advocates Feel the "glee!"

When co-creator of "glee" Ryan Murphy accepted the Golden Globe's Best TV Comedy Series award, he said "This show is about a lot of things; it's about the importance of arts education." Listen up schools across America because Murphy and advocates like you have something to say!

Are your local education leaders doing enough to ensure arts learning thrives in the district? Do they need you to show up and support them so they can? Your local school board members have big power to shape a well-rounded education infused with the arts.

Just as school boards across the country are preparing their priorities for the next school year, keepartsinschools.org is launching: School Board Support for Arts Learning: A Toolkit for Action.

Just a click away you'll find:

-Compelling data and research to make your case using evidence
-Easy to use tools for harnessing the power of persuasion and using powerful messages
-Voices of experts from around the country
-Ideas, activities and inspiration to fuel your advocacy efforts

This is the third is a series of toolkits created to put tools in your hands to make the case for arts learning as an essential component of a quality education.

So speak up, pass it on, and tell us what you're doing to keep arts in schools!

P.S. And, click here to share in the "glee."