(Link to Report). A New York Times article announced the release of the new report documenting the fact that school districts have narrowed the curriculum in subjects including music and arts education as a result of NCLB. Read the article and learn what you can do to fight back!
]]> ]]> Schools with large populations of students in economic poverty – often places of frustration and failure for students and teachers alike – can be transformed into vibrant and successful centers of learning and community life when the arts are infused into their culture and curriculum, a new Third Space: When Learning Matters.]]> ]]> As part of Arkansas Governor Mike Huckabee's Chairman's Initiative, "The Arts – A Lifetime of Learning," the Education Commission of the States (ECS) has developed an interactive database for policies related to arts in education for all 50 states and the District of Columbia called Artscan. The key findings of the Artscan data may be found here. ECS also released an analysis of how and to what extent the national press portrays arts education to the public. Download a PDF of the report here!]]> ]]> A landmark report Arts at the Core: Every School, Every Student - from Illinois Creates: The Illinois Arts Education Initiative was just released. This is the first statewide research regarding arts education for Illinois. A must read for advocates everywhere! (Full Report)]]> ]]> subjects. From the National Assembly of State Arts Agencies and the Arts Education Partnership. (Download PDF)
]]> ]]> This new report features studies and essays pointing to strong relationships between learning in the arts and fundamental cognitive skills that are used to master other
subjects. From the National Assembly of State Arts Agencies and the Arts Education Partnership. (Download PDF)
]]> ]]> The Education Commission of the States has just released the latest edition of their “Arts and Minds” series. Music for All Foundation CEO Bob Morrison sat down with Sir Ken Robinson, Senior Advisor to the J. Paul Getty Trust and author of the widely acclaimed book Out of Our Minds: Learning to be Creative, to discuss Sir Ken’s thinking about the role of arts education in light of the changes taking place in the 21st century economy. A great advocacy resource! (Download PDF) ]]> ]]> The Music for All Foundation has just released the ground-breaking report The Sound of Silence - The Unprecedented Decline of Music Education in California Public Schools uncovers a 50% decline in student participation in music. (Full Story)]]> ]]> (Full Story)]]> ]]>
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