Reinforce Arts and Heritage Education

Iowa

•  Big Yellow School Bus Grant provides funding school field trips with cultural orientation.
•  Arts in Education Program encourages schools to work collaboratively with artists, assists educators in implementation, demonstrates arts as a cross curricular teaching tool.

Rhode Island

The Governor’s Literacy in the Arts Task Force
•  Joint effort of two state bodies – the Rhode Island State Council on the Arts (RISCA) and the Rhode Island Department of Education (RIDE)
•  Rhode Island Art Education Association
•  Promote art education through professional development, service, advancement of knowledge, and leadership
•  Certified Art Education Teachers

Montana

Currently no identified tool

Maine

Currently no identified tool