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Save The Music Partners with The Black Keys to Support Music Programs in Mississippi Schools

By Lia Peralta

The Save The Music Foundation announced a partnership with The Black Keys to support Mississippi public school music education. Save The Music’s “Mississippi Music Saves” program will fund public school music education programs in seven elementary and middle schools across the state this coming school year, beginning with Junior Kimbrough’s hometown of Holly Springs. “Mississippi […]

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West Virginia Music Saves 2009-2021

By Lia Peralta

In partnership with the West Virginia Department of Arts, Culture and History led by its Curator Randall Reid-Smith, Save The Music has jump started over 100 school music programs in West Virginia, with investments and partnerships in each of the state’s 55 counties....

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Why are Schools Cutting Music Programs?

By Henry Donahue

When Save The Music started in 1997, music education funding cuts in public schools were on the rise. School boards and superintendents often cited economic strain as a justification for schools cutting music programs from the regular schedule and relegating music and...

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Federal Relief Funding for the Music Classroom

By Rebecca Hof

This article was updated on June 23, 2021 The American Rescue Plan Act of 2021, also called the COVID-19 Stimulus Package, is a $1.9 trillion economic stimulus bill passed by Congress and signed into law on March 11, 2021. The bill includes over $120 billion for K-12...

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Save The Music The Leading Music Charity for Children

Who We Are Today: The Leading Music Charity for Children

By Lia Peralta

Since 1997, Save The Music has been one of the leading music charities for children. If you’re mostly familiar with our program history, a lot has changed over time. Most of our supporters are foundations and other philanthropic funders focused on the communities we serve. Our grants now cover a full sequential offering for K-12 […]

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