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Getting beyond the buzzwords: Schools improvise as they add art to their STEM schools

Getting beyond the buzzwords: Schools improvise as they add art to their STEM schools- At the start of the school year, eighth graders at Fulton & Alsbury Academy of Arts and Engineering cut amorphous shapes out of brightly colored pieces of.. www.scpr.org

How artist-scholars showed economic value of creativity

How artist-scholars showed economic value of creativity- Areas of art such as painting, printing and graphics formed the content of a group exhibition..www.guardian.ng

Art education is vital for students' creativity

Art education is vital for students' creativity- WE live in an ever increasingly visual and digital world. I believe passionately that a quality art education...www.shanghaidaily.com

Why Top Global Teachers Believe the Arts Matter More Than Ever

Why Top Global Teachers Believe the Arts Matter More Than Ever Findings from a recent American Institutes for Research study shows arts integration also has great potential for improving student learning in multiple disciplines. The award-winning series, The Global Search for Education, published by CMRubinWorld, asked expert educators from around the world: How can we maximize the value of art and music in education and how can it be blended with more traditional subjects? broadwayworld.com

Childhood Creativity Leads to Innovation in Adulthood

Childhood Creativity Leads To Innovation in Adulthood- Researchers link arts and crafts in childhood to financial success in adulthood. My 6-year-old daughter has been exposed to the arts regularly since the beginning of her life. Her mom has ensured that regular..www.psychologytoday.com

Arts Education and Interculturalism

Arts Education and Interculturalism - Arts education can help foster attitudes favouring intercultural openness. Arts education can also help to address issues such as ethnocentrism, relativity of tastes, bias, stereotyping, prejudice, discrimination and racism. My recent exploration into the workings of arts education in promoting peace opened up my understanding to the vista of opportunities around alternative education to interculturalism. huffingtonpost.com

Arts education bill lands on governor's desk

Arts education bill lands on governor's desk- An Assembly bill that will update California's public school arts curriculum and teaching materials for elementary and middle school students awaits Gov. Jerry brown's signature. www.thereporter.com

New Research Reveals National, State, and Regional Facts about Arts Participation

New Research Reveals National, State , and Regional Facts about Arts Participation- The National Endowment for the Arts is releasing new research that for the first time offers a complete state-by-state perspective on how Americans particpate in the arts. www.arts.gov

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