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“Arts education encourages creativity and innovative thinking - crucial skills in an information age and a global economy. Virtually every website, after all, includes graphic design, photography, writing and, increasingly, audio and video. What is YouTube.com, if not a potential engine for artistic expression?”- Robert Lynch, president and chief executive of Americans for the Arts
St. Louis Post-Dispatch, 2/20/08
Narrowing the curriculum in elementary school deprives students of an important opportunity to develop broad vocabulary and background knowledge necessary for strong reading comprehension later on. That lack of opportunity results in several negative consequences as students move into upper elementary school and secondary grades.
Source: The Hidden Costs of Narrowing the Curriculum, The Center for Comprehensive School Reform and Improvement
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Updated: 5/13/08
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