NAMM Policy Priorities
Public Policy for NAMM Members
NAMM serves its members by tracking, engaging and educating on matters of public policy, based on three priorities: Business Compliance, Music Education Advocacy and Workforce Development. We represent the interests of the music products industry through virtual and in-person advocacy campaigns, such as the NAMM Music Education D.C. Fly-In. Members are invited to participate in trade, sustainability and music education advocacy working groups, as well as in educational webinars and advocacy efforts. Contact us for more information.
Featured Article
March 7, 2025
NAMM strongly supports federal funding that supplements state budgets to support disadvantaged students. For 60 years, since the enactment of the original Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA) in 1965, federal funds have been used for that purpose. The 2015 revision of ESEA, Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA), grants funds to states for school district programs that promote a well-rounded education, which the law specifically states can include instruction in music and the arts. That law and its funding have increased access to music education in our schools.
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