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Articles: Art/Music

California Makes a Plea for the Arts

Arts Update
Calif. constituents join together to form Create CA, an initiative to make arts education a priority.
Marion Herbert
District Administration, June 2012
Tags: 
achievement gap
student achievement

Putting the Arts to the Test

Arts Update
New PCAH initiative will place robust arts programs in eight low-performing schools.
Marion Herbert
District Administration, June 2012
Tags: 
grants

Reimagining the College Town

Professional Opinion
The Red Hook (N.Y.) Central School District has been quietly leveraging the possibilities of the college town.
Paul Finch
District Administration, Nov/Dec 2011
Tags: 
community
science curriculum

Getting Accountability Right

Professional Opinion
The case for local innovation that goes above and beyond requirements.
Douglas B. Reeves
District Administration, October 2011

A District Where Music Still Thrives

District Profile
While funding woes and NCLB mandates have led many school districts to cut music programs, Bay Shore, N.Y., remains steadfast in its support of all forms of arts education.
Mary Johnson Patt
District Administration, Jul 2011

Education Reform Must Include the Arts

News Update
Arts education can increase student achievement and improve behavior for at-risk students, according to one study.
Marion Herbert
District Administration, June 2011
Tags: 
budgets

Graffiti Legends Support the Arts

News Update
Marion Herbert
District Administration, Oct 2010

Broadening K12 Curriculum in ESEA Reauthorization

Professional Opinion
Recommendations for how the federal government can better support a well-rounded education for each child.
David Griffith
District Administration, Oct 2010
Tags: 
NCLB
reauthorization

Study Finds Impact of NCLB on Art Ed Generally Negative

Curriculum Update
No Child Left Behind Act has created a number of negative effects on art education, according to new study.
Kurt Eisele-Dyrli
District Administration, Mar 2010
Tags: 
NCLB

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