Arts Education Research and Resources

Committing to Quality in Education: Arts at the Core, a Guidebook and Planning Tool

Arts at the Core: Every School, Every Student

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Arts Education Resources


Committing to Quality in Education: Arts at the Core, a Guidebook and Planning Tool

Committing to Quality in Education: Arts at the Core can assist schools, school districts, and arts organizations in developing standards-based, quality arts education programs.  It is a follow-up to Arts at the Core: Every School, Every Student, ground-breaking research that revealed widespread inequities in arts education in Illinois.

To purchase a copy of the Arts at the Core guidebook, contact Lakisha Young Barbee at barbee@artsalliance.org or 312.855.3105 x16.

 

Arts at the Core: Every School, Every Student

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Arts at the Core: Every School, Every Student is the first statewide survey of principals and superintendents to assess arts education in Illinois.  The research reveals broad disparities in the levels of arts education offered in schools throughout the state.

To purchase a copy of the Arts at the Core research publication, contact Lakisha Young Barbee at barbee@artsalliance.org or 312.855.3105 x16.


More Arts Education Research

Academic Atrophy: The Condition of Liberal Arts in America’s Public Schools

Arts Education: Trends in Public Policy Development and Implementation

Eloquent Evidence: Arts at the Core of Learning

Putting Arts Education Front and Center

The Progress of Education Reform 2004 / Arts in Education

RAND/Gift of the Muse

National Standards for Arts Education



Arts Education Resources

District Planning Resources

Illinois Resources

National Resources

Advocacy Resources


District Planning Resources

Illinois Fine Arts Learning Goals and Standards, Assessment and Descriptors

National Endowment for the Arts:  Arts Learning Guidelines

California Alliance for Arts Education’s Community Arts Education Project Guidebook

A Review of the Implementation of Fine Arts Strategic Plans in Maryland School Systems


Illinois
Resources

Illinois Arts Alliance

Illinois Arts Council

Illinois Education Association

Illinois State Board of Education

Illinois State Board of Education – Fine Art Learning Standards

Illinois Association of School Administrators

Illinois Education Research Council

Illinois Theater Association

Illinois Speech and Theatre Association

Illinois Music Educators Association

Illinois Association for Health, Physical Education, Recreation, and Dance

Illinois Art Education Association

Illinois Humanities Council

Chicago Public Schools/Office of Language and Cultural Arts

Chicago Arts Partnerships in Education (CAPE)

Columbia College Chicago – Center for Arts Policy

Urban Gateways


National Resources

Arts Education Partnership

Americans for the Arts

American Symphony Orchestra League

Education Commissions of the State - Arts in Education Initiative

Joy 2 Learn

National Association for Music Education

National Dance Education Organization

National Endowment for the Arts

National Endowment for the Humanities

National Association of State Boards of Education

National Educational Theatre Association

National Art Education Association

National Association of Schools of Art and Design

Music for All Foundation

VH1 Save the Music Foundation


Advocacy Resources

Arts and Public Policy: An Advocacy Agenda

Arts in Every Classroom/A Video Library for K-5 Teachers and Arts Specialists

A Guide to Understanding the Illinois School District Budget Process

New Mexico Arts/Arts Education Advocacy Kit

Music for All Foundation/American Music Conference: Advocacy Toolkit

 

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