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Arts Education Makes Kids Smarter: WRAL article...January 11, 2010 http://www.wral.com/lifestyles/family/story/6785164/
ARTS EDUCATION: CREATING STUDENT SUCCESS IN SCHOOL, WORK, AND LIFE March 1, 2010 This paper is an advocacy tool for communicating the benefits of arts education to policymakers at all levels as federal lawmakers begin the process of reauthorizing the Elementary and Secondary Education Act. This 2010 paper is an update of the 2007 unified statement, which was endorsed by more than 60 national organizations, representing a cross-section of stakeholders in federal education policy, including teachers, parents, administrators, schools, education policymakers, corporations, and arts and community based institutions. The statement has been refreshed to reflect new research and policy developments. http://artsactionfund.org/page/-/AAF/Learn/ArtsEdStatement.pdf
Having musical skills can also help people pull out spoken words buried in a thicket of other chatter, a recent study suggests. Why teach the arts? Art inspires learning!http://r.smartbrief.com/resp/szfYoGeItdcRjsCicedcCicNkmhC?format=standard |
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