ARTS EDUCATION RESEARCH

The following articles and publications are the "best of the best" in the area of arts education. If you know of any that should be included here, please contact us.

• An Unfinished Canvas (by SRI, funded by the William & Flora Hewlett Foundation)
• Arts Education & Impacts on Graduation Rates
• Arts for All - Understanding Excellence in Arts Education
• Champions of Change (arts education research reports)
• Research into Action: Pathways to New Opportunities - Report by the Wallace Foundation
• Staying In School: Arts Education and New York City High School Graduation Rates (October 2009)

Click here for Conversation Starters!

CCSESA, the California County Superintendents Educational Services Association, has a wealth of great resources, many of which were finalized this summer and are now ready for use with schools, districts, and after-school providers. No need to reinvent the wheel! Use these to help you design new programs, effectively assess student work and teachers, and make the proper research-based arguments for the arts and why we should be in an era of program expansion.

• Need information on Assessment? Click here for the Arts Assessment Compendium

• Click here to be transported to The Transformative Power of the Arts to Close the Achievement Gap

• This link will provide the Middle Grades Visual & Performing Arts Conent & Delivery Guide

• And visit this page for 3 different publications on Arts in the After School Setting

The following resources can provide more information about organizations, programs, and VAPA standards. Also included are quotes from notable leaders that you might find helpful.

California Visual & Performing Arts Standards Americans for the Arts CCSESA Arts Initiative Keep Arts in Schools National Endowment for the Arts 21st Century Skills Arts Map Parents as Partners in Education

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