On July 19, President and CEO, Rorbet L. Lynch attended an events surrounding the White House initiative called Champions for Change: Winning the Future Across America. The program, coordinated by the President's Committee on the Arts and Humanities and the White House Office of Public Engagement pays tribute to the many Americans doing extraordinary things to innovate, educate, and build their communities for a stronger and brighter America.

The recent White House event featured the work of actors, teachers, principals, superintendents, and organizations that have created innovative programs across the country in Arts Education to benefit their local communities. Lynch shares his experience attending the event and the importance of having Arts Education as a feature area in the Champions of Change program on ArtsBlog.