The Importance of Arts Education: New Issue of NEA Arts Magazine

The Importance of Arts Education
New Issue of NEA Arts Magazine – Engaged and Empowered
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PDF version here: http://www.nea.gov/about/NEARTS/2013_v1/neaARTS_2013_v1.pdf

NEA Arts Magazine, Engaged and Empowered, 2013, Number 1

Whether it was making a pinch pot, performing in a play or dance recital, or singing in the choir, most of us can remember participating in the arts during our school years. Recent research by James Catterall found that we were not just learning dance, music, theater, and visual arts — he discovered that students with access to in-school arts instruction performed better academically, participated more actively in extracurricular activities, and were more likely to pursue higher education. [more]

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