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Students and theater educators press State Board to create theater endorsement or major
Summary
Multiple Midland University students and theater directors urged the State Board of Education to establish a 30-credit theater endorsement or a full theater education major to keep future theater teachers in Nebraska and strengthen arts offerings in smaller districts.
Members of the public urged the Nebraska State Board of Education on Oct. 3 in Fremont to create a subject endorsement or full degree in theater education so more teachers are trained and retained in the state.
Dan Hayes, director of theater at Midland University, told the board he has “been working on, re examining theater education, and the certification here in Nebraska for more than a year,” and brought students to show “their passion about teaching theater.”
The comments that followed framed the request as both a workforce and equity issue for smaller, rural districts. Midland University freshman Avery Hogue said the endorsement’s requirements are uncertain and “this…
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