Thursday I attended the advocacy workshop at the MENC NW Conference. Mrs. Washington Carla Richards and Mrs. Thurston County Dionne Tartar also attended. The workshop was hosted by an impressive panel of experts. Each spoke about the importance of how we need to advocate for Music Education to be supported in our schools. With budget cuts continually affecting our children's education this is a serious threat. Music education provides an important part of education that must not be ignored. I have seen first hand what it does for children and what an impact these teachers have on their lives.
I learned so much about how to help our teachers, talk to school boards and rally support. There is so much we can all do it just takes educating yourself and stepping up to get involved. It was an honor to meet MENC president Scott C. Shuler who took the time to talk with us pageant ladies for quite awhile. He has a wealth of knowledge is very approachable and easy to talk to. He will be visiting schools with our current Mrs. America in West Virginia during the Mrs. America festivities.
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