This report evaluates the skills and knowledge that today’s students need to succeed in the workforce of the 21st century.

During the 2002-03 school year, the District of Columbia Public Schools and the Kennedy Center conducted system-wide surveys, school visits, and interviews to determine the status of arts programs in elementary schools. A Place for Art: A Report on the Status of DCPS Elementary Arts Programs reflects the results of these efforts and provides recommendations that will guide the ongoing work of the Initiative to assure a quality education that includes arts for all students.

This report is a baseline study of the state of arts education in Los Angeles County.

The purpose of this document is to assist and support educators in interdisciplinary work and to clarify how the arts can be taught with integrity through interdisciplinary content standards. It has been prepared for teachers in all disciplines, teaching artists, administrators, teacher educators at the college level, and parents.

Published by the National Assembly of State Arts Agencies (NASAA) in collaboration with the Arts Education Partnership (AEP), Critical Evidence: How the Arts Benefit Student Achievement extends upon the article, Critical Links.

This Ford Foundation article reports on the integration of the arts into the Dallas, Texas school curriculum through a partnership between the school district, the city's arts and cultural institutions, and the city government. Collaborating as a group, Dallas ArtsPartners successfully trained school teachers and revitalized educational programs.

How do districts develop and sustain arts education in the face of pressure to demonstrate success through accountability measures focused on reading, math, and writing? This report shares best practices from public school districts that have made literacy and competence in the arts a priority for all students.

This media analysis, commissioned by the Education Commission of the States with support of the Ford Foundation, reports the findings of a five-month sample of media coverage of arts education.

Despite the impact of September 11th on travel and other plans, Americans continued regular attendance at arts events in the 12-month period ending in August 2002, according to the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) 2002 Survey of Public Participation in the Arts. Almost 40 percent of adults in the U.S., or 81 million people, attended at least one arts activity during the year, up from 76 million in the previous NEA poll conducted in 1992. The survey’s demographic information shows that women continue to have higher attendance rates in most categories, as do non-Hispanic whites. Among respondents, arts attendance rose with age, education level and income.

This report features an interview between Arkansas' 41st governor, Mike Huckabee and Richard Deasy, director of the arts education partnership. It focuses upon Huckabee's thoughts on arts education initiatives.

What do ballet and basketball have in common? This article investigates the various correlations between arts and sports, and challenges society and schools to determine and explore the integrated value of both.

Doug Herbert, special assistant and acting chief of staff, Office of Innovation, U.S. Dept. of Ed. speaks with State school superintendents Elizabeth Burnmaster, Sandy Garrett, and Tom Horne to discuss their efforts for arts in education in their states.

This publication looks at the relationship between school reform and arts education, and how each can advance the other. The report shares lessons from three Challenge Arts projects: The Center for Arts Education in New York City, the Minneapolis Arts for Academic Achievement program, and the National Transforming Education Through the Arts Challenge.

The 1997 National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) Arts Assessment measured eighth grade students' literacy in the arts through their knowledge and skill in creating, performing, and responding to challenging, innovative test exercises. This report provides a variety of findings from that assessment.

This 14-page flyer offers tips that parents can use to promote and advocate for arts education programs in their children's schools.

A how-to guide for successful museum-school partnerships.

An ARTnews editorial examines the “revolution,” over the last half-century, in the way art is taught in colleges and universities.

This report highlights findings from Gaining the Arts Advantage: Lessons from School Districts that Value Arts Education, the first national study to examine district-wide arts education and identify strategies for its success. Included is a list of 13 "critical success factors" for school districts to use in assessing their own programs.