Wednesday, February 13, 2019

Arts Education: Many Benefits



Arts education has steadily declined in America since the 1980s, and test-based accountability reforms have increased for K-12 education.

Through a randomized controlled trial with 10,548 students who were enrolled in 42 schools across the Houston area, researchers found arts-learning experiences benefit students in terms of reductions in disciplinary infractions, increases in compassion for others and improvements in writing achievement. Furthermore, arts-education experiences improve school engagement and college aspirations.

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