Idaho Department of Education
P.O. Box 83720 Boise, ID 83720-0027
1-800-432-4601
Arts and Humanities 208-332-6949

A state agency that supports the needs of public schools and distributes state and federal funds to school districts in accordance to state and federal law. The Humanities link offers arts resources for teachers and is a source of information related to the Idaho Humanities Achievement Standards.

National Endownment for the Arts (NEA)
1100 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW
Washington, DC 20506
General Information: 202/682-5400
Arts Education: 202/682-5515
www.arts.endow.gov

A federal agency that supports the visual, literary and performing arts to benefit all Americans. As part of its mission to foster excellence, the NEA helps support education in the arts for all people and specifically to assist elementary, secondary and post-secondary schools, artists, and arts and education organizations.

Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS)
1100 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW, Room 510
Washington, DC 20506
Office of the Director: 202/606-8536
Office of Museum Services: 202/606-8539
Office of Library Services: 202/606-5227
Fax: 202/606-8591
www.imls.gov

An independent federal agency established to strengthen museums and libraries to benefit the public. It funds museums directly so that they may be better able to serve the public through exhibits and educational programs that promote out cultural, historic and scientific heritage.

Office of Educational Research and Improvement (OERI)
US Department of Education
555 New Jersey Avenue, NW
Washington, DC 20208-5500
Phone: 202/219-2000
Fax: 202/219-1466
www.ed.gov/offices/OERI

OERI is the primary research agency of the U.S. Department of Education. It funds research, library, and school improvement programs; collects and analyzes statistics; reports on the condition of education' and disseminates information about education programs.

Educational Resources Information Center (EIRC)
c/o Social Studies Development Center
Indiana University
2805 East Tenth Street, Suite 120
Bloomington, IN 47408-2698
Phone: 800/266-3815
www.indiana.edu

A database of reviewed programs and resources in arts education.

National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP)
National Center for Education Statistics
Assessment Division ­ 8th Floor
1990 K Street, KW
Washington, DC 20006
Phone: 202/502-7400
Fax: 202/502-7440
www.nces.ed.gov/nationsreportcard/

NAEP is housed under the National Center for Education Statistics and exists to monitor continuously the knowledge, skills and performance of the nation's children and youth. Refer to this Web site to find information regarding the NAEP Arts Report Card or other related publications.

American Alliance for Theatre and Education (AATE)
Theatre Department
Arizona State University
PO Box 872002 Tempe, AS 85287-2002
Phone: 480/965-6064
www.aate.com

A national membership organization that promotes standards of excellence in theatre and theatre education by disseminating quality practices in theatre and theatre education; connecting artists, educators, researchers and scholars with each other; and by providing opportunities for its membership to learn, exchange, expand and diversify their work, the audience and their perspectives.

American Folklore Society (AFS)
c/o American Anthropological Association
Folklore in Education Section
4350 N. Fairfax Drive, Suite 640
Arlington, VA 22203
Phone: 703/528-1902
www.afsnet.org/

The major membership organization for academic and public folklorists. The Society exists to further the discipline of folklore studies, to improve the professional well-being of its members, and to increase the respect given to diverse cultures and their traditions.

Americans for the Arts
NYC Office: DC Office:
1East 53rd Street 1000 Vermont Avenue, NW
New York, NY 10022 12th Floor
Phone: 212/223-2787 Washington, DC 20005
Fax: 212/980-4857
www.artsusa.org Americans

Americans for the Arts is a national organization dedicated to building a better America through the arts. To this end, Americans for the Arts works with cultural organizations, arts, business and government leaders and patrons to provide leadership, research, visibility, professional development and advocacy to advance support and resources for the arts in communities across the country.

Arts Education Partnership
c/o Council of Chief
State School Officers One Massachusetts Avenue, NW, Suite 700
Washington, DC 20001-1431 Phone: 202/326-8693
Fax: 202/408-8081
www.aep-arts.org

The Arts Education Partnership, formed in 1995, formerly the Goals 2000 Arts Education Partnership, is a private, non-profit coalition of education, arts, business, philanthropic and government organizations that promotes the essential role of arts education in enabling all students to succeed in school, life and work.

Council of Chief State School Officers
One Massachusetts Avenue, NW, Suite 700
Washington, DC 20001-1431
Phone: 202/408-5505
Fax: 202/408-8072
www.ccsso.org

A nationwide non-profit organization composed of public officials who lead the departments responsible for elementary and secondary education in the states, the U.S. state jurisdictions, the District of Columbia and the Department of Defense Education Activity.

Dance/USA
1156 15th Street, NW, Suite 820
Washington, DC 20005-1717
Phone: 202/833-1717
Fax: 202/833-2686
www.danceusa.org

Dance/USA, the national service organization for not-for-profit professional dance, seeks to advance the art form of dance by addressing the needs, concerns and interests of professional dance.

Education Theater Association (ETA)
2343 Auburn Avenue
Cincinnati, OH 45219-2819
Phone: 513/421-3900
Fax: 513/421-7077
www.edta.org

A professional organization for teachers of theatre and theatre professional at all levels. Membership offers direct services to teachers and spearheads many national and state-level advocacy and awareness efforts.

Folger Shakespeare Library
201 Capitol Street, SE
Washington, DC 20003
Phone: 202/544-7077 or 544-4600
www.folger.edu

A private research institution, the Folger is the world's most significant repository of Shakespearean material. For ten years, they have held a "Teaching Shakespeare Institutes" program aimed at improving Shakespeare studies for students and their teachers.

Getty Education Institute for the Arts
1200 Getty Center Drive, Suite 600
Los Angeles, CA 90049-1683
Phone: 310/440-7315
Fax: 310/441-7704
www.artsednet.getty.edu/

A program of the J. Paul Getty Trust, the Institute is dedicated to improving arts education for all students in our schools, advocating that knowledge in the arts is essential for all children to have a balanced education and to lead more fulfilling lives. They advocate this comprehensive approach to arts teaching and learning by developing projects and supporting initiatives in four key areas: advocacy, professional development, curriculum development and theory development.

The JFK Center for the Performing Arts Performing Arts Centers and Schools Program
Education Department
The JFK Center for the Performing Arts
Washington, DC 20566-0001
Phone: 202/416-8000
Fax: 202/416-8800
www.kennedy-center.org/education
www.artsedge.kennedy-center.org

Comprised of nearly 20 programs including the Kennedy Center Alliance for Arts Education, Performing Arts Centers and Schools and ArtsEdge. The Education department is committed to providing professional arts training, materials and experience for teachers, students, adults and young artists and advocating for arts education and national education reform.

National Association for Music Education (MENC)
1806 Robert Fulton Drive
Reston, VA 20191
Phone: 800/336-3768
Fax: 703/860-1531
www.menc.org
A national membership organization to advance music education as a profession and to ensure that every child in America has access to a balanced, sequential, high quality education that includes music as a core subject of study. It has a wide range of publications and videos, hosts national conferences and is a music education advocate at the national level. MENC has been the administering organization for the development of the Voluntary National Standards in the Arts.

National Art Education Association (NAEA)
1916 Association Drive
Reston, VA 20190
Phone: 703/860-8000
Fax: 703/860-2960
www.naea-reston.orgA non-profit, educational organization that promotes arts education through professional development, service, advancement of knowledge and leadership. Membership services cater to early childhood, elementary, intermediate, secondary, college and university, administrations, museum education, publishers, manufacturers and supplier of art materials, parents, students, retired teachers, arts councils and schools.

National Dance Education Association (NDEA)
4948 St. Elmo Avenue, Suite 207
Bethesda, MD 20814
Phone: 301/657-2880/2881
Fax: 301/657-2882
www.ndeo.net
A membership organization dedicated to the development and promotion of education in the art of dance through professional development, service and leadership. NDEA holds public discussions; sponsors institutes, workshops, conferences and programs; and forges alliances with other agencies in support of dance arts education.

National Gallery of Art
4th Street and Constitution Avenue, NW
Washington, DC 20565
Phone: 202/842-6252
Fax: 202/842-6935
www.nga.gov

The National Gallery of Art's Teacher Institute is a six-day interdisciplinary art program designed for the educator as an adult learner. The Institute provides information about art in its cultural context and techniques for incorporating art in the classroom. The Gallery's education resources include more that 150 color slide programs, teaching packets, films, videocassettes and videodisks that are loaned free of charge.

National Network for Folk Arts in Education
609 Johnston Place
Alexandria, VA 22301-2511
Phone: 703/836-7499
Fax: 703/836-4820
www.carts.org

Links folklorists, folk artists and other cultural specialists working in elementary and secondary education. Advocates the inclusion of folk arts and artists into education publishes resources and curriculum material and maintains CARTS Web site.

OPERA America
1156 15th Street, NW, Suite 810
Washington, DC 20005-1704
Phone: 202/293-4466
Fax: 202/393-0735
www.operaam.org

OPERA America serves and strengthens the field of opera by providing a variety of informational, technical, and administrative resources to the greater opera community. Programs that are developed by opera companies or by the OPERA America staff are shared with other educational professionals through direct counsel to companies, regular publications and special survey reports. OPERA America conducts teacher-training and education seminars.

State Collaborative on Assessment and Student Standards/Arts Education Consortium (SCASS)
One Massachusetts Avenue, NW
Suite 700
Washington, DC 20001-1431
Phone: 202/408-5505
Fax: 202/408-8072
www.ccsso.org/scass.html

A collaboration among member states to develop and disseminate model local and state assessments in the visual and performing arts and provide professional development materials and opportunities for teachers in developing and using arts assessments. Through SCASS, member states are able to draw on the best work from across the nation, thereby gaining a broader and higher quality product at a lower cost than if they attempted to develop assessment systems on their own.

Teachers and Writers Collaborative
5 Union Square West
New York, NY 1003-3306
Phone: 212/691-6590
Fax: 212/675-0171
www.tw.org

A non-profit organization that brings writers and educators together in collaborations that explore the connections between writing and reading literature and that generate new ideas and materials. T&W writers' diaries, as well as articles from other writers and teachers from around the country, are the source of T&W publications. T&W publishes a bimonthly magazine and books.

VSA Arts
818 Connecticut Avenue, NW, #600
Washington, DC 20006
Phone: 202/628-2800
Fax: 202/429-0868
www.vsarts.org

An international organization that promotes arts education and creative expression, involving children and adults with disabilities, thereby strengthening the human spirit and improving the quality of life for all. With affiliates in all 50 states and more than 85 countries worldwide, VSA arts is the preeminent arts organization serving people with disabilities. It provides educational and training programs for teachers, artists and professionals as well as workshops and training sessions for people with disabilities, educators and friends.

"Creating a society where people with disabilities can learn through, participate in, and enjoy the arts."

  An Affiliate of The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts

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