Arts education
From left, Silvia Sinani, 24, Dijana Ferhatovic, 18, Zivka Ferhatovic, 20, Elma Dalipi, 14, Selma Dalipi, 14, and Zlata Ristic, 27, members of the Pretty Loud band, walk along a street in their neighborhood in Belgrade, Serbia, Wednesday, June 16, 2021. A female Roma, or Gypsy, band in Serbia has used music to preach women's empowerment within their community. Formed in 2014, “Pretty Loud” symbolically seeks to give a louder voice to Roma girls, encourage education and steer them away from the widespread custom of early marriage. (AP Photo/Marko Drobnjakovic)
Serbian Roma girl band sings for women's empowerment

By Jovana Gec Jun. 22, 2021 02:51 AM EDT

Actors Leslie Grace, left, and Jimmy Smits pose at the 2021 Tribeca Film Festival opening night premiere of "In the Heights" at the United Palace theater on Wednesday, June 9, 2021, in New York. (Photo by Evan Agostini/Invision/AP)
Jimmy Smits figured he could carry a tune 'In the Heights'

By Sigal Ratner-Arias Jun. 14, 2021 09:22 AM EDT

United State Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin poses for photographers as he arrives at NATO headquarters in Brussels, Wednesday, April 14, 2021. (Kenzo Tribouillard, Pool via AP)
Pentagon chief Austin among speakers to South Carolina grads

By Meg Kinnard Apr. 22, 2021 12:28 PM EDT

FILE - In this Monday, Oct. 19, 2020 file photo, a voter submits a ballot in an official drop box during early voting in Athens, Ga. On Friday, April 2, 2021, The Associated Press reported on stories circulating online incorrectly asserting “Georgia’s new anti-voting law makes it a jail-time crime to drop off grandma’s absentee ballot in a drop box.” But the election bill known as SB 202, signed into law on March 25, has an exception allowing people to drop off ballots on behalf of their relatives. It also allows a caregiver to deliver a completed ballot on behalf of a disabled person, or a jail employee to deliver a completed ballot on behalf of someone who is in custody. (AP Photo/John Bazemore)
NOT REAL NEWS: A look at what didn't happen this week

By The Associated Press Apr. 02, 2021 02:06 PM EDT

FILE - in this Wednesday, Oct. 7, 2020, students attend an open air class at a primary school in Kabul, Afghanistan, An Afghan education ministry memo banning girls, 12 years old and older, from singing at public school functions, which the education ministry tells The Associated Press was a mistake, is causing a social media stir. (AP Photo/Mariam Zuhaib, File)
Afghan ministry tried to shift blame over girls singing ban

By Rahim Faiez Mar. 15, 2021 09:00 AM EDT

Cardona's deputy appointed acting education commissioner

Mar. 03, 2021 03:17 PM EST
HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — Gov. Ned Lamont has appointed Charlene Russell-Tucker to serve as acting state education commissioner, taking over the position vacated...

Cyprus eases lockdown but curfew, ban on gatherings remain

Feb. 25, 2021 09:17 AM EST
NICOSIA, Cyprus (AP) — Cyprus will reopen high schools, gyms, pools, dance academies and art galleries on March 1 in a further, incremental easing of the...

AG seeks information about hospital vaccine plans

Jan. 26, 2021 10:54 AM EST
Rhode Island's attorney general asked the state's two biggest hospital groups to explain their coronavirus vaccine distribution policies in light of reports...

Auto shop pays $2,033 to clear unpaid school lunch debts

Jan. 23, 2021 09:41 AM EST
SUTTONS BAY, Mich. (AP) — An auto repair shop has tuned up the lunch accounts at a northern Michigan school district. To celebrate five...

FILE - In this Jan. 16, 2013, file photo, South Korean alternative hip-hop group Epik High poses for photographers as they arrive on the red carpet ahead of the 27th Golden Disk Awards at Sepang International Circuit in Sepang, Malaysia. Popular South Korean hip-hop trio Epik High was working on a song called “End of the World” before the pandemic hit in 2020. Now, the band's frontman Tablo says, “I wish that this song is not relevant.” (AP Photo/Lai Seng Sin, File)
With new album, Epik High endures in South Korea music scene

By Juwon Park Jan. 22, 2021 04:18 AM EST

This Nov. 20, 2020 photo released by Andrea Fage shows brothers Rafael Fage, 16, background, ad Noah Fage, 14 posing at the piano at their home in Harrison, N.Y. During the pandemic lockdown, private piano lessons for boys stopped. They researched movie soundtracks and learned the score on their own with the assistance of sites like YouTube. (Andrea Fage via AP)
'A better time than any': Finding joy in music lessons, jams

By Tracee M. Herbaugh Nov. 23, 2020 10:49 AM EST

Ballet student Micah Sparrow stretches in a classroom at the Texas Ballet Theatre, Wednesday, Oct. 7, 2020, in Fort Worth, Texas. For many, it's not Christmas without the dance of Clara, Uncle Drosselmeyer, the Sugar Plum Fairy, the Mouse King and, of course, the Nutcracker Prince. But this year the coronavirus pandemic has canceled performances of “The Nutcracker” around the U.S. and Canada, eliminating a major and reliable source of revenue for dance companies already reeling financially following the essential shutdown of their industry. (AP Photo/LM Otero)
Wave of 'Nutcracker' cancellations hits dance companies hard

By Andrew Welsh-Huggins Oct. 11, 2020 09:23 AM EDT

Florida theater, teachers collaborate during the pandemic

By Savannah Evanoff, The Northwest Florida Daily News Oct. 11, 2020 03:01 AM EDT
CRESTVIEW, Fla. (AP) — “Tarzan,” “Annie,” “Freaky Friday” and “The Addams Family” were all shows high school theater students in Okaloosa County rehearsed for...

Pandemic prompts 'pivot' at UNI performing arts center

By Melody Parker Sep. 26, 2020 01:01 AM EDT
CEDAR FALLS, Iowa (AP) — Many performing arts centers in Iowa have been temporarily shuttered during the COVID-19 pandemic, including Hancher Auditorium at the...

School music education adapts to COVID-19 pandemic

By Leslie Renken Sep. 05, 2020 01:01 AM EDT
TREMONT, Ill. (AP) — While art education has typically been the first thing to go when times get tough, that doesn’t seem to be happening in central Illinois...

Editorial Roundup: Kentucky

By The Associated Press Sep. 02, 2020 02:09 PM EDT
Recent editorials from Kentucky newspapers: ___ Aug. 31 The State Journal on the Kentucky Derby: ...

FILE - West Virginia Gov. Jim Justice delivers his annual State of the State address in the House Chambers at the state capitol in Charleston, W.Va., Wednesday, Jan. 8, 2020. Nursing home visits are being allowed again in West Virginia as the state focuses on coronavirus outbreaks in the general populations of individual counties without clamping down on areas without them. Justice warned Monday, Aug. 24, 2020, that the visits could end quickly in some places if further outbreaks occur within nursing homes themselves. (AP Photo/Chris Jackson, File)
And the band played on: WVa gov lets marching bands perform

By John Raby Aug. 25, 2020 01:40 PM EDT

This combination of photos provided by Jenny Florkowski shows samples of her beaded bracelets, left, and friendship bracelets for sale. Florkowski, a veteran at “Wicked,” gives away all proceeds from sales. She recently donated $900 to the NAACP Legal Defense Fund and Color of Change. (Jenny Florkowski via AP)
Plush toys, jewelry, dance lessons — Broadway's side hustles

By Mark Kennedy Jul. 30, 2020 08:54 AM EDT

University of Delaware will hold online classes in the fall

Jul. 23, 2020 05:29 AM EDT
NEWARK, Del. (AP) — The University of Delaware will hold most of its courses online in the fall because of rising coronavirus cases among young people,...

AM Prep-Music

Associated Press Jul. 13, 2020 03:05 AM EDT
GREAT WHITE APOLOGIZES FOR MASK-LESS CONCERT DICKINSON, N.D. (AP) — Metal band Great White has apologized for performing at an outdoor...