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Arts Resources and Laws
Review various resources and laws related to The Arts.
Resources
- National Core Arts Learning Standards
These standards were publically released in June 2014 and include the arts disciplines of dance, media arts, music, theatre, and visual arts. - What School Leaders Can Do to Increase Arts Education
As building-level leaders, school principals play a key role in ensuring every student receives high-quality and equitable arts learning as part of a well-rounded education. This updated guide offers three concrete actions school leaders can take to increase the arts in education in their schools. - ESSA: Mapping opportunities for the arts
This report addresses the increased flexibility that ESSA provides to ensure that all students experience a well-rounded education that includes the arts. - Arts Research Clearinghouse
ArtsEdSearch is an online clearinghouse that collects and summarizes high-quality research studies on the impacts of arts education and analyzes their implications for educational policy and practice. - Arts Impact
This program empowers classroom teachers to become confident leaders of standards-based art lessons that infuse the arts into the core classroom curriculum and improves student learning across the curriculum.
Laws & Regulations
- Basic Education Goals in State Law
Dance, music, theatre, and visual arts are defined as core content areas in our state's definition of basic education - Arts Standards and Performance Assessments Law
K-12 Arts Learning Standards include Essential Academic Learning Requirements (EALRS), supporting Grade Level Expectations (GLEs), and State-Developed Performance Assessments. - Arts Education and District Accountability Law
Arts Education includes an Annual State Verification Report to ensure students have the opportunity to learn the arts in elementary, middle, and high school. - Arts Education Graduation Requirements Law
For students graduating in 2019 and after, arts education is required for high school graduation with two credits.