Early Childhood Music and the Charter School Movement in New York City

• In Event: 66.059 - Research in Diverse School Choice Contexts and Disciplines

Abstract

Scant attention has been paid to the role of music in charter schools, and few have sought to distinguish the distinct strands of the charter school movement. This paper, drawn from a larger mixed methods study, reports on the prevalence of early childhood charter school music programs in New York City, a major hub of the charter school movement. Given what we know about the importance of early childhood music education and the growth of charter schools, the purpose of this research was twofold: to develop a typology of NYC charter schools serving K-3, and to assess whether and how charter school type related to the presence of music instruction.

Author

• Andrew Aprile, Queens College - CUNY