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Contributing to The Human Spirit: Arts Education and the Creative Economy
Michael M. Kaiser, President, The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts
The connection between arts education and improved academic performance has been proven again and again. According to research, young people who participate in the arts are:
- four times more likely to be recognized for academic achievement,
- four times more likely to participate in a math and science fair,
- three times more likely to be elected to a class office within their school,
- three times more likely to win an award for school attendance, and
- four times more likely to win an award for writing an essay or poem.
And it works even in the most economically challenged communities. A study by the Arts Education Partnership, tracking the results in schools in these communities, shows that arts programs keep children in school—children who might otherwise act out or drop out become enthusiastic learners. The study also showed that arts education programs increase teacher effectiveness and reduce teacher turnover in these challenging schools.
Arts Standards
Reform Agendas
Turn Stem to Steam ... Add the Arts!
Edge Report, Ohio Department of Education, Ten Ideas for Ohio Education
Governor Strickland on education
Partnerships that Work:
Chicago Arts Partnerships in Education