Arts Education Matters

Research shows:

  • Students involved in the arts are 4x more likely to be recognized for academic achievement and 3x more likely to win a school attendance award.

  • 72% of today’s business leaders say that creativity is the number one skill they seek when hiring.

  • Students engaged in arts learning score higher on the SAT and are more likely to graduate on time than peers with little school-day arts instruction

 

 State and City Standards

New York State Arts Education Requirements

State Requirements and Guidelines

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Blueprints for Teaching & Learning

New York City Guidelines

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NYC Arts in School Report 2019-2020

Issued by the Office of Arts & Special Projects

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Resources and Reports

New York State ESSA Plan

Details on New York’s Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA) compliance

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Review of Evidence: Arts Education through the lens of ESSA

2018 Report from the Wallace Foundation

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ESSA Resource from AEP

Education Commission of the States & Arts Education Partnership compiled this comprehensive list

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Center for Arts Education Reports

Staying in School

Arts & Graduation Rates (2009)

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Parent Advocacy Toolkit

Expand the arts in your child’s school (2015)

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AEI: Raising Achievement Across Disciplines

By Dr. Jerry James, Dr. Lawrence Scripp & Josh Gilbert (2019)

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Parent Resources

Scholastic Parents

Encourage creativity at home & in school

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InsideSchools

Detailed information about NYC schools

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Eyeball It

Free online art for busy kids & families

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