Arts in Education
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Growing up in the West Bank, Hammad’s daily commute to school was punctuated by pedestrian check points which left him feeling...
There’s more than one reason to like Speak, Laurie Halse Anderson’s portrayal of an isolated teenager. Maybe you’ll like the...
After School Programs
The term used for programs that are outside the regular school day. The programs are intended to keep...
Countless studies have touted the benefits of music education. Hands-on learning of a musical instrument has been found to:...
No Child Left Behind and the Arts
Signed by President Bush in January of 2002, the No Child Left Behind Act (NCLB) lists the arts...
Schools always seem to be threatening to cut arts education, as if people don't grow up to be artists. Our Make Art. Save Art....
As the musician constantly adjusts decisions on tempo, tone, style, rhythm, phrasing and feeling, he/she trains the brain to...
Arts advocates have a new, outspoken leader in their fight for integration in education. The chairman of the National Endowment...
During college, Sarah Geller traveled to Trinidad and began teaching music to children who had either been abandoned by their...
Accountability
The notion that people (e.g., students or teachers) or an organization (e.g., a school, school district, or state...
They are languages that all people speak that cut across racial, cultural, social, educational, and economic barriers and...
Students who participate in arts programs are at least three times more likely to be recognized for academic achievement,...
