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Finance Budgeting in Education - Comprehensive Guide Creating a school budget is probably the single most labor-intensive project a school district's business office undertakes every fiscal year. …

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Finance School Finance Management: Your Guide to K-12 Finances Funding for K-12 schools has faced financial challenges for decades. Federal funding for US schools was on a steady decline when the American …

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Innovative Programs Pique Students’ Interests Three students at Noblesville High School in Indiana have received patents for work they did in class. Students at Hamilton Southeastern High School …

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Community Arts Summer Perfect Time for Arts Groups to Attract Youth The end of the school year is fast approaching, which means the start of summer educational, recreational and enrichment programs aren’t far away, …

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Physical Literacy Makes Way Into Schools Just because physical education class continues to be a declining force in K-12 schools nationwide, does not mean students are simply sitting at …

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Music Education Finding the Right Repertoire for Community Orchestras Community orchestras may not be as widespread as other community arts organizations, such as theater companies, but they can make important …

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Community Arts A Dream Season for Community Theater Companies Developing a season that will entertain audiences with a variety of shows can prove challenging for a community theater company. Depending on how …

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Music Education 6 Ways to Attract Students to School Music Programs You’re in charge of a K-12 arts education curriculum, and you’ve navigated those tricky waters of obtaining funding for your programs. …

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Year-Round Education Offers Many Challenges Spring break is over in most K-12 schools, and only two to three months remain in the academic year – for most students. But for about 13% of those …

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Community Education Increase Community Education Registrations Community Education programs bring many different benefits to a community. From culinary classes, to business courses to artistic courses, citizens …

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Child Care What You Need to Know about the Child Care Tax Credit Tax season is here. This is the time of year where most Americans can fall into one of two categories. You are either a person who files early or a …

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Child Care Resource Roundup of Child Care Financial Assistance The typical American household is changing. According to the Center for American Progress, in the 1970’s, over half of families had at least one …

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Athletics Safety in Youth Football Safety in youth football has been in the forefront of the minds of those involved in the sport for quite some time. Participation has declined 19% …

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Adult Education Continuing Education Resources for Veterans Veterans returning from duty to private life are often ready to continue their education . Many enlisted for military service straight out of high …

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The Innovation of STEM The concept of enhancing education in Science, Technology, Engineering and Math (STEM) has been around since almost the beginning of this century. …

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Music Education Private Lessons and the Need to Win The drive to be Number One has become more and more ingrained in the lives of children – or more likely, their parents. It’s gotten to the point that …

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Music Education The 10 Most Popular Musical Instruments to Learn According to a study by the University of Southern California, students who learn how to play musical instruments, experience faster brain …