Mike Gordon on mon 17 oct 11
Funding Expert Stresses Benefits Of Arts Education......... Mike Gordon
The Harrisburg (PA) Patriot-News (10/17, Dunkle) reports on an
appearance last week at an education symposium in Harrisburg,
Pennsylvania, but "arts funding expert" Jonathan Katz, who told
attendees that "arts education in schools has a beneficial impact on
such crucial issues as student behavior, standardized test scores and
career success. The proof for those claims is overwhelming and
long-standing," he said. "For example, he said, comprehensive studies
show that children who have music education do better in math, and
economically disadvantaged students who have arts classes are far less
likely to drop out."
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