The Texas Coalition for Quality Arts Education (TCQAE) in partnership with Texas Music Educators Association (TMEA) is pleased to announce that www.GoArts.org is live and available for you to visit and sign up to support arts education in Texas.

The purpose of GoArts.org is to provide timely information about developments that affect arts education in Texas so that fine arts supporters can become more effective advocates. Available now on the site are the results of a survey on arts education of the candidates running for state office on November 4.

Visit GoArts.org now and take one minute to sign up and answer four short questions about how you can help. We are not asking for money, and you will not be inundated with emails from us. If you sign up to receive emails from GoArts.org, we will contact you only when there is important news about fine arts instruction in Texas schools.

Use this link to register your support.

Only recently in a press release from the office of the Commissioner of Higher Education, high school fine arts courses were referred to as "non-academic." So, you can see the challenge of promoting quality arts education for all students is formidable on all levels. Thank you in advance for your willingness to help!

Robert Floyd

Executive Director

Texas Music Educators Association

Editor, Southwestern Musician

Chair, Texas Coalition for Quality Arts Education

1-888-318-8632 or 512-452-0710, ext. 101