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“Really it's through the arts that one begins to develop the kind of sensibility that allows one to become an intelligent and active citizen. For me the arts are not an add-on in school but at the very center of learning and very fundamental. Depriving kids of art is even in the most cynical sense a way of taking away their power to make decisions for themselves and their power to trust their imaginations."- Howard Kohl, educator
Leonard Lopate Show, WNYC October 21, 2008
Representing 1.4 percent of the U.S. labor force, artists constitute one of the largest classes of workers in the nation.
National Endowment for the Arts, Artists in the Workforce, June 2008
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All children deserve a great well-rounded education. Learning in and through the arts should be a vital component of a quality public schools for every student -- no matter where they live. This Web site in an online community for arts education advocates, focusing on the efforts and successes of local organizations, communities, teachers and leading voices throughout the country who are all working to Keep Arts in Schools!
We visit, we read, we listen and we learn from innovators around the country and bring their ideas to our shared mission of ensuring a high quality education with the arts to all young people.
Whether you are a parent, teacher or arts learning supporter, this Web site provides direct and easy access to the tools that will help you become a successful advocate, engage your community and impact policies that will make sure arts learning reaches all students.
Among our resources and tools, you will find:
- Help making the case and being a persuasive voice with advocate toolkits to help you get started in your community
- Public opinion research and focus group summaries with parents, teachers, principals and superintendents
- First hand accounts from school system “insiders”, community organizers, arts advocates and researchers all pushing for systemic change
- The latest news on arts learning from around the country
- Examples of successful campaigns of organizations funded by the Ford Foundation
- Tips on how to write a letter to engage the business community
- An example of how an organization and school district used the Web to create an on-line petition to gain State support for arts learning funding
KeepArtsInSchools.org is a project of the Ford Foundation’s Integrating the Arts and Education Reform initiative. Click here to read the Ford Foundation's vision for quality public schools.
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