National Coalition for Core Arts Standards Archives
The National Coalition for Core Arts Standards is an alliance of national arts and arts education organizations who formed in 2011 dedicated to the work of creating and supporting national arts standards. Contained on these pages you will find an archive documenting the process of creating the resulting National Core Arts Standards published in June of 2014.
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NCCAS Leadership Organizations
American Alliance for Theatre and Education (AATE)
Educational Theatre Association (EdTA)
National Association for Music Education
National Art Education Association (NAEA)
National Dance Education Organization (NDEO)
State Education Agency for Directors of Arts Education (SEADAE)
Media Arts Committee of the National Coalition for Core Arts Standards
