by Arts Education Partnership | Dec 7, 2021
This interactive and adaptive resource captures the insights and reflections of attendees who joined AEP’s Arts and Literacies Thinkers Meeting Series. It incorporates art and text to support different experiences and interactions as visitors explore the...
by Arts Education Partnership | Nov 17, 2021
This resource explores how theatre education promotes identity development and growth, builds empathy and relationships, and empowers students to transform their understanding of their place in the world.
by Arts Education Partnership | Nov 17, 2021
This resource explores how dance education promotes early development of language and literacy, supports long-term academic growth and builds connections to community.
by Nate Marcarelli | Jul 24, 2019
2024 NAEP ARTS ASSESSMENT UPDATE “To date, all 50 states and the District of Columbia have adopted early childhood, elementary and secondary content or performance standards for any and all disciplines of arts education, with 32 of these states defining the arts as a...
by Nate Marcarelli | May 20, 2019
This Policy Brief highlights how states currently address schools of choice within policy, including those that intersect with arts education, and explores further opportunities to engage the arts in statewide policies and practices.
by Nate Marcarelli | Mar 11, 2019
The Arts Education Partnership reviewed multiple research studies identified within ArtsEdSearch — a national clearinghouse of rigorous arts education research — to better understand the role visual arts play in student success. This resource explores how visual arts...
by Nate Marcarelli | Mar 4, 2019
This Policy Brief highlights state policies and practices — including access efforts, federal and state funding and statewide coordination — that can help states to advance STEAM (science, technology, engineering, arts and math) education and increase student...
by Nate Marcarelli | Sep 7, 2018
This Education Trends report explores the design and impact of CYD programs — including examples of successful programs across the country — and provides policy considerations for states looking for ways to narrow the achievement gap and support student...
by Nate Marcarelli | May 22, 2018
Building on the first release of Music Matters in 2011, the Arts Education Partnership reviewed multiple research studies identified within ArtsEdSearch — the national clearinghouse of rigorous arts education research — to explore the importance of music on student...
by Nate Marcarelli | May 4, 2018
This Education Trends report explores successful practices for arts integration, with a focus on educator and school leader professional development and provides an overview of research that highlights the impact of instructor preparation and professional development...
by Nate Marcarelli | Sep 6, 2017
This Education Trends report explores research on how the arts bolster the development of deeper learning skills, provides examples of programs that successfully increased access to the arts in education in public schools, and includes state- and local-level policy...
by Nate Marcarelli | Apr 15, 2013
AEP’s latest research bulletin, Preparing Students for the Next America: The Benefits of an Arts Education, offers a snapshot of how the arts support achievement in school, bolster skills demanded of a 21st century workforce, and enrich the lives of young people and...
by Nate Marcarelli | Jan 15, 2006
A response to the needs of policymakers, educators, parents and advocates for fact-based, non-technical language documenting the most current and compelling research on the value of arts learning.
by Nate Marcarelli | Dec 1, 2005
The benefits of arts education for teachers, students and communities as discussed in the AEP publications Third Space and Critical Links.
by Nate Marcarelli | Dec 1, 2004
This report proposes opportunities for future research on the arts and education based on a survey of the significant body of research in the field.
by Nate Marcarelli | May 22, 2002
Summary and discussion of 62 research studies examining how arts learning affects students’ social and academic skills.
by Nate Marcarelli | Nov 18, 2001
A look at exemplary collaborations between higher education, public education systems, and arts and cultural organizations to determine the best policies and actions for quality teaching of the arts.
by Nate Marcarelli | Oct 13, 2000
A report from an October 2000 meeting in which 32 school districts from 19 states discussed the current status of arts education in their districts.
by Nate Marcarelli | Apr 12, 2000
This report summarizes an April 2000 meeting convened by AEP with arts education consultants from state departments of education. Discussion includes why partnerships fail and criteria for success.
by Nate Marcarelli | Oct 22, 1999
This report compiles seven major studies that provide new evidence of enhanced learning and achievement when students are involved in a variety of arts experiences.
by Nate Marcarelli | Jun 18, 1999
This report presents how successful arts education partnerships impact school policy and practices. It addresses key principles of effectiveness and key questions for developing partnerships.
by Nate Marcarelli | Jan 1, 1998
This booklet provides guiding principles and recommendations to support the development of artsbased early childhood programs and resources.
