For years the Torrance Creativity tasks have been used as the standard for creativity assessment. In May Kyung Hee Kim, from William & Mary, found that creativity scores continually rose as did IQ scores until 1990. In the following years there has been a continuous decline in creativity scores. What is disturbing is the decrease is significant in the younger [...]

Art education does more than just teach kids how to draw and paint. According to Tom Jacobs from Miller-McCune, research in education shows children need more than just math and reading skills to succeed later in life.  Schools who neglect arts in their curriculum will graduate students who lack fundamental social skills and are unprepared [...]

In the quest to increase children’s reading and math scores and to secure financial support from the federal government, schools have severely scaled down and even eliminated their arts programs. What is the real cost in depriving children of an arts education?
Tim Gebhart of the Epoch Times reports that arts education has been shown to [...]

Are the budgets at your schools being slashed? Do you wonder how your child’s creative abilities are going to be nutured? All over the country arts education is being reduced or eliminated. Read the “Guest Opinion: Don’t cheat children out of arts education” posted on the DesMoinesRegister.com from Bridget Ganske. Ms. Ganske illustrates some valid points…what do [...]

In Stephany Rigoni’s letter to the editor in the Daily Herald, Ms. Rigoni points out the decrease in art education and it’s effect on students. Please read below…what do you think about the public education in your area? Are your schools funding art education? Are they providing art supplies to support the teachers?
“As a product of [...]

In an article written by Robin Pogrebin for the New York Times, Ms. Progrebin brings to the forefront two scholars who have addressed the role of arts in education in mulitple research projects.
In a new book coming out “Studio Thinking: The Real Benefits of Visual Arts Education” (Teachers College Press), scholars Ellen Winner and Lois [...]

“The Art of Funding” is an interesting article published online at Scholastic.com in the Administ@tors section.
“A shrinking budget doesn’t have to mean saying goodbye to arts programs. Here are some creative ways to find the funding you need.”
Read more:
http://The Art of Funding

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“At a time when educators are preoccupied with standards, testing, and the bottom line, some researchers suggest the arts can boost students’ test scores; others aren’t convinced. Karin Evans asks, What are the arts good for?”
Read the full article at:
http://www.sharpbrains.com/blog/2009/04/16/arts-and-smarts-test-scores-and-cognitive-development/

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