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Teach For America is a bold and diverse movement of changemakers who work toward educational excellence for all students by teaching for at least two years. Together with partners throughout the educational ecosystem, our network of over 62,000 alumni and corps members are empowering students, and helping them shape a future filled with possibility.

Music for All's mission is to create, provide and expand positively life-changing experiences through music for all. Music for All is one of the largest and most influential national music education organizations in support of active music-making. Music for All is unique in that it combines programming at a national level with awareness campaigns, research and advocacy. Bands of America (BOA) and Orchestra America are programs of Music for All, with a 33-year heritage in providing spectacular educational experiences for instrumental music programs and students. Music for All is also one of the nation's leading music and arts education research, public policy and advocacy organizations, addressing the growing concern that public policies have created barriers for many schools and communities to provide music and arts programs as part of a basic education for all children. From humble beginnings in 1976 with a single summer workshop for teachers, Music for All programs are today recognized as the pinnacle of educational programming for high school instrumental music programs nationwide. Music for All's programs include fall marching band Regional Championships and the Grand National Championships. The Music for All National Festival is held each spring in Indianapolis and features the National Concert Band Festival, Orchestra America National Festival and the National Percussion Festival. Music for All is committed to expanding the role of music and the arts in education, to heightening the public's appreciation of the value of music and arts education, and to creating a positive environment for the arts through societal change. Working with leading national authorities and other non-profit organizations, Music for All invests resources and personnel in projects that expand across to public school music and arts programs, research and advocacy and public awareness efforts to support music and arts education.

The Young People’s Chorus of New York City®, founded in 1988 by MacArthur Fellow Francisco J. Núñez on a mission of diversity and artistic excellence, harnesses the power of music to fulfill the potential of children musically, academically, and socially. Through the years, the program has heightened an awareness of the ability of young people to rise to unforeseen levels of artistry. More than 1,600 children of all cultural and religious backgrounds participate in this internationally renowned program, which has been recognized with a National Arts and Humanities Youth Program Award, the nation’s highest honor for youth programs. www.ypc.org