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JR from the Inside Out project talks about the importance of art education.
DID YOU KNOW?
- Students in arts programs are 3xs more likely to be recognized for academic achievement
- Students in the arts in all disciplines outperformed their non-art peers on the SAT by 91 points in 2009
- Employment in arts-related jobs (scenic designers, forensic artists, art therapists, animators, etc) are set
to rise 16% through 2016, which is faster than the national average in most fields. - Nationally, the nonprofit arts and culture industry generates $166.2 billion in economic activity every year
- In a report released by the National Endowment of the Arts in 2008, the amount of people who attended
at least one arts event was 34.6%, down about 5% from six years prior.

