The renowned actor, Alfre Woodard, says access to the arts is crucial—and shouldn’t depend on a child’s zip code.
When Michael Bonner’s 2nd grade students were failing their reading tests, he didn’t give up on them. He made a music video.
Freddie Gray’s death tore a city apart, but these shaken teens found their power in the aftermath.
As a number of the articles show, the arts can also provide a sanctuary from academic or community pressures, giving students critical opportunities to express
Many school superintendents and principals express concern about the diminishing presence of certified arts educators and visiting artists in their classrooms. Therefore, they would like
Scientific discovery and innovation can depend on engaging more students in the arts.
You deserve to be happy and well. Your students deserve you to be happy and well. The relationship between teachers, their students, and their communities
Integrating the arts into the core curriculum can be powerful, but it requires strong leadership and funding to establish a vision and support teachers throughout
Girls represent a growing share of the juvenile justice population. The girls who are sent into the system are disproportionately girls within minority groups, and
There are a handful of necessary elements that encompass the teaching and learning of modern dance: space, time, energy, direction, focus, pathway, and balance (Gilbert,
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