Research Highlights
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 President's Committee on the Arts and the Humanities
May 2011
Calls for advancing arts education as part of a comprehensive K-12 curriculum and details recommendations, including building collaborations among various approaches, developing the arts integration field, and expanding teaching opportunities for artists.
Funder(s): John S. and James L. Knight Foundation
 Center for Arts Education
October 2009
Explores links between arts education — certified teachers, dedicated and equipped arts classrooms, partnerships, field trips — and high school graduation rates in New York City public schools. Calls for arts instruction for at-risk students.
Funder(s): Altman Foundation, Booth Ferris Foundation, Greentree Foundation
 Arts for All
Waldorf, Lynn
September 2009
Analyzes the implementation of the Los Angeles County Regional Blueprint for Arts Education in eleven school districts. Assesses strategic plans to provide sequential, standards-based arts education, initial impact on student access, and lessons learned.
Funder(s): Angell Foundation, Ann and Gordon Getty Foundation, Boeing, Dana Foundation, Herb Alpert Foundation, Los Angeles County Arts Commission, National Endowment for the Arts, Rosalinde and Arthur Gilbert Foundation, Sony Pictures Entertainment, Target Corporation, Wallace Foundation, Warner Bros. Entertainment
 OMG Center for Collaborative Learning
Spilka, Gerri; Meg Long
June 2009
Provides an overview of an initiative to expand access to integrated arts education with partnership building, advocacy, and strategic communications activities. Discusses Ford's theory of change, challenges, lessons learned, and case summaries.
Funder(s): Ford Foundation
 Harvard Graduate School of Education
Seidel, Steve; Lois Hetland; Patricia Palmer; Shari Tishman; Ellen Winner
June 2009
Based on interviews, site visits, and a literature review, examines how excellence in arts education is defined, how it is measured, and how decisions at all levels affect program quality. Offers tools to help decision makers reflect on and align goals.
Funder(s): Arts Education Partnership, Wallace Foundation
 SRI International
Woodworth, Katrina R.; Debbie H. Kim; Dana M. Petersen; Victoria Tse
April 2009
Based on case studies of partnerships between districts, schools, and arts organizations, highlights findings and lessons learned about partnership goals and design, instruction, teachers' capacity building, funding, and assessment and accountability.
Funder(s): William and Flora Hewlett Foundation
 Boston Foundation
Gittleman, Julia; Laura Perille
February 2009
Presents findings from a survey on the availability of arts education in the city's public schools, relevant school traits, funding needs, and partners. Offers recommendations and strategies for a three-year expansion plan. Highlights best practices.
Funder(s): Barr Foundation, Boston Foundation, EdVestors, Hunt Alternatives Fund, Linde Family Foundation
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