Music education is associated with those who go on to higher education. In looking at what groups may have participated more in music, education shows the largest differences. Two-thirds (65%) of those with a high school education or less participated in music compared to four in five (81%) with some college education and 86 percent of those with a college education. The largest group to participate in music, however, are those with a post graduate education as almost nine in ten (88%) of this group participated while in school. Music education is also associated with higher incomes. Three-quarters of people (74%) with household incomes of $34,999 or less and 72 percent of those with incomes of $35,000-$49,999 participated in music, compared to 83 percent of those with incomes of $150,000 or more.
Arts Education/Youth
Partnering Successfully with Schools Today: a Teaching Artist Institute Three-Day Curriculum
The Alameda County Office of Education’s Alliance for Arts Learning Leadership partnered with the California Arts Council for a three-day institute for teaching artists. This compendium was created for the institute and can be used to prepare artists to work with schools and teachers to develop their capacity to teach in and through the arts. Free PDF download available.
VIDEO: Speak Up! For the Arts
Speak Up! For the Arts demonstrates why the arts are important for every child’s education. Teachers, parents, administrators and artists share their thoughts on the impact of arts education and how to become an arts advocate. This page contains a video demonstration — also see the main website at Speak Up! For the Arts.
Thinking Creatively and Competing Globally: The Role of the Arts in the 21st Century American Workforce
Three essays were commissioned for the National Arts Policy Roundtable, co-convened annually by Americans for the Arts and the Sundance Preserve. The 2007 Roundtable focused on the challenge of preparing students to enter the workforce with the creativity and innovation skills that are essential to ensuring that American business will prosper. The essays in this publication are: Creating a Whole New World: Placing Arts and Education in the Center of the Flat Earth by Dr. Paul D. Houston; The Arts & Creativity in Education: Keys to American Economic Competitiveness in the 21st Century by Hamsa Thota, Ph.D.; and The Arts and Education: Changing Track by Sir Ken Robinson. Member Price: $5.00 Nonmember Price: $7.00
Revitalizing Arts Education Through Community-Wide Coordination
Arts education in the nation’s public schools has been declining for a generation, undermined by factors ranging from the state budget crises of the late 1970s to current school reforms that focus on reading and math. In a number of urban areas in recent years, arts learning advocates have sought to counter this trend by forming coordinated networks of schools, cultural organizations, funders, local government and other groups to work in common to revive arts education. These efforts are fragile and vary widely from city to city, but when well planned and executed, they show promise toward achieving the goal of more arts education for more children. This RAND study, titled Revitalizing Arts Education Through Community-Wide Coordination and commissioned by the Wallace Foundation, examines six such initiatives — in Boston, Chicago, Dallas, Los Angeles County, New York City and the Oakland-Berkeley area of California. It details common strategies they have used and discusses conditions that have helped and hindered their effectiveness.
New Arts Education State Policy Database
Updated information is now available on all 50 states and DC. The Arts Education Partnership (AEP) released of the 2007-08 AEP Arts Education State Policy Database. This searchable database contains the latest information on arts education state policies and practices. The 2007-08 database provides state-by-state summaries of state policies and practices on the following eight policy topics:
–Arts education mandate
–Arts education state standards
–Arts education assessment requirements
–Arts requirements for high school graduation
–Arts requirements for college admissions
–Licensure requirements for non-arts teachers
–Licensure requirements for arts teachers
–Continuing education requirements for arts teachers
Users can generate and print individual state profiles, customized state comparisons of specific arts education policies, or compiled 50-state reports. Also, the database provides users with links they can follow to get additional information about each state.
