Teaching the Art of Writing: An arts-based approach to writing captivates reluctant writers.
Arts Education/Youth
Arts Instruction of Public School Students in the First and Third Grades
This Issue Brief uses the First- and Third-Grade Spring Teacher Questionnaires of the ECLS-K to examine the changes over time from first to third grade in how often young children are exposed to arts education in the general classroom. In both first and third grade, most public school students received instruction in music and art at least weekly, while instruction in dance and theater occurred less often within each year. About 32 percent of students in high poverty public schools never received theater instruction in either grade compared with 24 percent of students in low poverty public schools.
Improved Academic Performance for Arts-Involved Students
A one-pager that shows improved academic performance from students who participate in the arts. This is one of many short documents from Americans for the Arts.
SAT Scores and the Arts
Data from The College Board shows that students who take four years of arts and music classes while in high school score 95 points better on their SATs than students who took only one-half year or less (scores of 1061 vs. 966, respectively).
