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The Arts Improve Education
- There are additional links to Arts Education resources in the Resources: Web Links section of this website. Click here to link to that page.
- Check out articles on Arts Education from the State of the Arts newspaper in Resources: State of the Arts Newspaper. Click here to link to that page.
- Quotes from the Montana Arts Council's Artists in the Schools/Communities Residencies are available at this link.
There is More: Supporting Arts Education in our Schools, the Montana Arts Council’s arts education advocacy PowerPoint
A Report on the Status of Arts Education in Montana: 2009-2010 School Year This report summarizes the status of arts education in Montana using data collected from 313 of Montana’s 847 elementary, middle and secondary schools statewide.
The Arts and Achievement in At-Risk Youth: Findings from Four Longitudinal Studies
At-risk students who have access to the arts in or out of school also tend to have better academic results, better workforce opportunities, and more civic engagement, according to a new National Endowment for the Arts report. To read more and download the report go here http://www.arts.gov/news/news12/Arts-At-Risk-Youth.html
Keep Arts In Schools http://www.keepartsinschools.org
seeks to arm advocates with the tools and resources they need to be more effective in their work and in their communications to keep arts education in public schools.
art is education http://www.artiseducation.org/ Resources to advocate for arts education from The Alliance for Arts Learning Leadership
The Arts Education Partnership http://aep-arts.org/publications/index.htm is committed to increasing resources for quality education in and through the arts in schools, school districts and partnering arts and cultural institutions.
What School Leaders Can Do To Increase Arts Education (2011) This brochure-length guide offers concrete actions school principals can take to increase arts education in their schools, each action supported with low- or no-cost strategies that other school leaders have used effectively. Available in free PDF format at http://aep-arts.org/files/publications/AEP_Principals_brochure.pdf
Making a Case for the Arts: How and Why the Arts are Critical to Student Achievement and Better Schools (2006) This brochure describes the benefits of arts education based on new research published by the Arts Education Partnership and can be used for many advocacy purposes. You can order copies or download a free PDF version here: http://www.aep-arts.org/publications/info.htm?publication_id=25
The National Governors Association Center for Best Practices:
The Impact of Arts Education on Workforce Preparation
This Issue Brief provides examples of arts-based education as a money-and time-saving option for states looking to build skills, increase academic success, heighten standardized test scores, and lower the incidence of crime among general and at-risk populations.
Why Arts Education Matters in Public Schools
Beck McLaughlin, MAC Education Director's comments submitted to the Montana Board of Public Education July 12, 2007, regarding Montana High School Graduation Requirements and the Arts
The National Assembly of State Arts Agencies (NASAA) Researched-Based Communication Tool Kit is a comprehensive document that brings together several components that advocates can use at state and local levels. Each component is research-based, drawing on careful reviews and analyses of research literature that confirm, explain and clarify the role of the arts in various significant policy contexts. http://www.nasaa-arts.org/Research/Key-Topics/Arts-Education/Research*Based-Communication-Toolkit.php
Critical Links: Learning in the Arts and Student Academic and Social Development details the relationship between learning in dance, drama, music, multiple arts, and visual arts, and the development of fundamental academic and social skills. The Compendium summarizes and discusses 62 research studies that examine the effects of arts learning on students' social and academic skills. http://aep-arts.org/publications/info.htm?publication_id=10
Support Music http://www.supportmusic.com/
The website was created to provide step-by-step instructions and a databank
of facts for would-be advocates.
Music Matters: How Music Education Helps Students Learn, Achieve and Succeed was prepared by the Arts Education Partnership (AEP). Music Matters shows conclusively that music education equips students to learn, facilitates student academic achievement, and develops the creative capacities for lifelong success. Available in free PDF format at http://www.aep-arts.org/publications/info.htm?publication_id=38
