Arts Education in Maryland Schools (AEMS) is a 501(c)(3) Maryland Non-Profit Organization striving to ensure that all Maryland public school students have equitable access to high-quality arts education, regardless of their geographic location or socioeconomic status.
of business leaders say that creativity is the top skill they seek out in a hiring candidate
of Americans believe that the arts are vital to providing a well-rounded education
dropout rate of low-income students highly engaged in the arts, in comparison to 22% dropout rate of students not engaged
of African-American students had access to arts education, in comparison to 59% of white students
higher chance of graduating college for low-income students highly engaged in the arts
AEMS’s artlook® Maryland is a public-facing, interactive data platform that will allow for unprecedented transparency about arts education in Maryland’s public schools. The data collected and displayed will also help connect schools with arts aartner organizations and teaching artists to streamline the delivery of arts education experiences to students. artlook® Maryland is launching in the pilot districts of Baltimore City and Anne Arundel, Montgomery, and Queen Anne’s counties.
Last night, AEMS Executive Director Quanice Floyd joined dozens of other speakers who gave testimony to the ‘Kirwan’ Commission on Innovation...
With Thanksgiving around the corner, AEMS is reflecting on the many hard-working, talented teachers across our state doing exciting and innovative work...