Education Report - Group Brings Songwriting Workshops Into Schools

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Pan Alley is a nonprofit organization that holds songwriting for students across the United States. The organization recently a school in the Anacostia area of Washington, DC. children presented a concert with the help of songwriter recording artist Paul Reisler. He established Kid Pan Alley 1999 and has worked with more than 35,000 students produced more than 2,200 songs since that time. He the power of music can teach children skills they not learn in school. He believes the American educational is focused too much on standardized tests to measure . But Paul Reisler says we now live in a economy. He says his group is trying to inspire to be creative. At Orr Elementary School in Anacostia, percent of students come from poor families. Marlon Ray the school's dean of students. He says some of children have difficult lives. But, he says, these kids want to strive for greatnessJhonna Turner is director of at the school. She says the fourth-- and fifth-grade are often focused on more than school. They can important helpers for their families. They make sure food ready when they come home and do other tasks. students are often influenced by what happens around them. shooting took place in April directly in front of school. Although no one was injured, the event affected whole community. Still, Orr Elementary School has a positive, atmosphere. Marlon Ray says the workshop and concert made by Kid Pan Alley created good memories that will for years

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