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May 28, 2005

Goal 4 – A National Model

As documented in the report The Arts and Education: New Opportunities for Research (Arts Education Partnership 2004) there is no model now available documenting the status, condition or financing of arts education in any meaningful way. This project will be developed in such a way as to maximize the ability to use this Census model and the ARMS protocol in other states with the goal being to eventually link state data together as it becomes available to create a national database of arts education information that is comparable between schools, districts, communities and states. The modular design of the ARMS protocol will enable communities to utilize the same analytical power to conduct district or region wide Arts Education Census projects, even in areas where the state may not be involved. It is the flexibility in design that holds the promise for use in other states and communities as a national model and potentially, the standard.

Posted by musicforall at May 28, 2005 2:13 PM