The U.S. Dept. of Education has released guidelines for this effort, which offers $4 million in funding for partnerships to improve students' educational performance by incorporating the arts. Application deadline is July 22. For more information, e-mail Judith Weitz (Jweitz@neh.gov).
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http://frwebgate.access.gpo.gov/cgi-bin/getdoc.cgi?dbname=2002_register&docid=02-14124-filed.pdf