Advocacy Success Data:

Budget Amount Saved/Expanded ... $77,145,808

Estimated Teaching Positions Saved/Added ... 1000+

Estimated Students Enrollment Saved ... 500,000+

Success Stories

• John Benham, "Fight Cutbacks With Figures," Music Educators' Journal (September 1982): 47.
• Herb Nolan, "Music Warriors: Six Who Make a Difference," Music, Inc. (April 1990): 
• Lawrence Henry, "John Benham: Can He Help Save Your School's Music Program?" Wind Retailer (1990-1991): 11.
• John Benham, "Reverse Economics Breaks the $11 Million Mark," Teaching Music (August 1993): 46.
• John Benham, "Tricks Of the Trade: An Arts Coalition Wins a Big Battle In Georgia," Teaching Music (April 1995): 41.
• Diane Loupe, "Arts Education Advocates Bring In the Big Gun: Parents hire nationally known savior of school music programs," The Atlanta Journal: Gwinnett County Extra (May 8, 1995): 1.
• "Georgia Study Key to Music Funding," Teaching Music (February 1997): 46.
• "Saving Music Education, One School At a Time," School Band and Orchestra (March 1999): 14.
• "Two Decades Of Making a Difference," School Music Dealer (Spring 2000): 38.
• Kate Harrigan, "Make Your Own Luck -- Taking On the School Board," School Music Dealer (Spring 2006): 16.
• John Benham, "A Tale Of Two Counties," The Sinfonian (May 2012): 7.