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Using Stimulus Funds to Build String Programs in Schools
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Learn how educational stimulus funding, the largest investment in public education by Congress in our lifetime, can support your string program. Download the
Overview and FAQs
and view the
webinar recording
.
Recruiting Tips and Tricks
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Recruiting is more important than ever this year. Get ideas for thinking outside the box.
Fall 2021 Suggested Mitigation Strategies in the Strings Classroom and Studio
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For the convenience of our members, ASTA has attempted to summarize in one place some of the current research available to assist teachers’ planning efforts to reduce risk in the classroom and studio.
Instruction During COVID-19: Classroom and Studio
– These planning guides offer easy-to-follow suggestions for navigating in-person and online instructional situations.
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