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Student Art Transforms Lives and ED
On Oct. 12, young artists from all across the nation convened at the U.S. Department of Education to be honored for their award-winning works of art and writing. The works of more than 50 of the 2012 winners of the … Continue reading
It’s Arts in Education Week: Let’s Celebrate and Get to Work!
As Arts in Education Week concludes, it is a time to recognize the importance of the arts a well-rounded education for all students. Through dance, music, theatre and the visual arts, young children explore the world through sight and sound, … Continue reading
Ten Years of Unleashing Creative Minds
In the past 10 years, the Arts in Education Model Development and Dissemination (AEMDD) and Professional Development for Art Educators (PDAE) grant programs have unleashed the creative minds of students, deepened their learning experiences in core academic subjects through arts … Continue reading
ED Releases New Report on Arts Education in U.S. Public Schools
On Monday, the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), part of the U.S. Department of Education, released the findings of the first nationwide arts survey in a decade that comprehensively documents the state of arts education in U.S. public schools. … Continue reading
ED and Its Art
As I transitioned to the Department of Education from my prior life as a college president, I experienced a concern I had every time I changed positions: I worried that I would lose some of the most important aspects of … Continue reading
It’s March. Do You know How Strong Your Schools’ Arts Programs Are?
The arts are an important part of a well-rounded education for all students. All of the arts – dance, music, theatre, and the visual arts – are essential to preparing our nation’s young people for a global economy fueled by … Continue reading
Teachers Share Their Experience Through Acting
What does education look and feel like from a teacher’s point of view? Genevieve DeBose, a Washington Teaching Ambassador Fellow, wanted to capture and share the voices of classroom teachers in creative ways with her Department of Education colleagues. “Why … Continue reading
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National PTA and Arne Open Student Art Exhibit at ED
“A well-rounded curriculum that embraces the arts and humanities is not a luxury but a necessity in the information age,” Secretary Duncan recently wrote. At the Department of Education we know the importance of drama, dance, music, the visual arts, … Continue reading
The Arts and Humanities in a Well-Rounded Education
In proclaiming October as National Arts and Humanities Month, President Obama reminds us that the arts and humanities “often challenge us to consider new perspectives and to rethink how we see the world.” Continue reading
ED Opens Military Child Art Exhibit
“Through art, military-connected children open a little window to tell us how they feel and offer us a glimpse into their world,” said Patricia Shinseki at last week’s opening and ribbon-cutting ceremony of the Military Child Education Coalition’s (MCEC) Student … Continue reading
Strumming and Drumming with Local Students and Music Educators at ED
The percussive rhythm of tambourines and African drums as well as the sound of ukuleles and acoustic guitars filled the outdoor plaza at the Department of Education on Tuesday, May 10, when the nonprofit National Association of Music Merchants (NAMM) … Continue reading
Poetry Partnership Helps Students Find Their Voice
For a high school student, performing your poetry before the Secretary of Education is probably a little nerve-racking. But if Luis Zelaya, a senior at Columbia Heights Education Campus in Washington, DC, was feeling any nerves, he certainly didn’t show … Continue reading
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