National Arts Education Status Report Summary 2019

National Arts Education Status Report

The National Arts Education Status Report Summary 2019, is a comprehensive look at access to and participation in arts education in public schools in the United States.

A joint effort between State Education Agency Directors of Arts Education and its longtime partner, Quadrant Research, the AEDP studied actual student participation data reported by school districts to their state education departments data from the 2019 school year. The result is the National Arts Education Status Report Summary 2019, a comprehensive look at access to and participation in arts education in public schools in the United States.

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My hope is that folks who participate in rhythm-based programs come away with a greater sense of their unique gifts, creativity and ability to connect both to themselves and their community.

- John Fitzgerald, Manager of Recreational Music Activities, REMO

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"When we sing or create music, we use all the parts of the brain: left, right, front, and back. All these parts collaborate. That is very unique! Music is complex; that is, it uses so many aspects of a person's being." Hanne Deneire, composer.

Quoted in "Appreciating Music as a Foundational Aspect of Creativity" by Joanne Foster. Feb. 3, 2018

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