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Baltimore City to Welcome Dream Academy Charter School, operated by Arts for Learning Maryland

June 10, 2025

A new charter school is coming to Baltimore City. Arts for Learning Maryland, in partnership with Thomas Jefferson Elementary/Middle School (TJEMS), will open Dream Academy Charter School for student enrollment in Fall 2026. The school will offer an arts-integrated learning…

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Arts for Learning Maryland Is Now an Approved Community Schools Vendor for Baltimore County Public Schools

May 26, 2023

Arts for Learning Maryland announced a new partnership with Baltimore County Public Schools (BCPS) to enhance the out-of-school time learning and arts experiences for thousands of students. Arts for Learning…

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Arts for Learning Maryland Receives $1.7 Million Grant to Expand Early Childhood Programming

April 17, 2023

Saul Zaentz Charitable Foundation funding will support evidence for arts integration Arts for Learning Maryland (A4L) announced today that it has received a three-year, $1.7 million grant from the Saul…

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Blacktastic: Children’s Festival of Maryland Black History & Culture returns this February

January 26, 2023

This Black History Month, tens of thousands of Maryland students will celebrate the joy of Black history and culture through the arts at Blacktastic: A Children’s Festival of Maryland Black…

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Thomas M. Brown Elected to Arts for Learning Maryland Board of Directors

October 26, 2022

Thomas M. Brown has been elected to the Board of Directors of Arts for Learning Maryland, the nonprofit delivering arts-integrated learning experiences through engaging teaching artist workshops and performances. Mr.…

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New Chief of People, Equity, and Culture Joins Arts for Learning Maryland

September 7, 2022

Arts for Learning Maryland, the Baltimore-based nonprofit that transforms student learning in Maryland through arts integration, announced the hiring of DJ Brooks as its new Chief of People, Equity, and…

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Northeast Baltimore Community Center to Reopen as Arts for Learning at Goodnow

July 13, 2022

Community hub will offer programs in Arts for Learning’s first community-based location BALTIMORE – For 27 years, the Goodnow Community Center has been the heart of Northeast Baltimore’s Frankford neighborhood,…

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