During the campaign, Barack Obama pledged to "promote the importance of arts and arts education in America." Advocates of the promise say an arts education can help students raise their scores in ...

On a surface level, art seems like any other side hobby, but it’s an important part of education. According to the Ellen Noel Art Museum, not every K-12 school can focus on the arts with their ...

In the room: Kimberly Olsen, executive director of Arts in Education Roundtable; and Lucy Sexton, executive director of New Yorkers for Culture and Arts. The importance of Arts and Education cannot be ...

The unfortunate reduction of arts curriculum funding in Arizona provides an underlying assumption that an arts program is an extra — not an essential. The reduction attempts to negate the social and ...

Over the course of his decades-long career, John Lithgow has played an alien, a serial killer, a reverend, and Winston Churchill—and that’s just scratching the surface. At 78, he remains a curious ...

In recent years, school districts across the United States have made the difficult decision to cut arts programs, including drama, music, and visual arts. In this new episode of Giving With Impact, ...

The arts are something that often get pushed behind sports and academics, but Lindhurst High School is taking steps toward making them a bigger part of school. High schools usually have thriving ...

From Philly and the Pa. suburbs to South Jersey and Delaware, what would you like WHYY News to cover? Let us know! At a conference Tuesday, around 70 Philly-area experts, educators and researchers ...

Arts Advocacy Day is underway right now in Washington, D.C. Concerned people from across the country are visiting Congress to discuss issues important to them — including the importance of arts ...

Editor: As the 2018-19 school year progresses, it is important to remember that the fine arts are a strength within Davidson County Schools. Students and parents should not let this issue go by ...