Fact:
17% versus 5%: Students with access to the arts in high school are three times more likely than students who lack those experiences to earn a bachelor's degree.
—National Endowment for the Arts, March 2012
Audio/Video: Arts
This documentary tells the story of New York’s indomitable, streetwise champion of the arts, Joe Papp—founder of The...
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Stanley Tucci talks arts with The Atlantic's Jeffrey Goldberg.
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In conflict areas around the globe, the best diplomatic efforts still often leave children trapped in a cycle of...
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Pierre Dulaine, whose work in schools was the subject of the award-winning documentary Mad, Hot Ballroom and the...
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The renowned architect shares his biographical history and the key influences in his career. The discussion will also...
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Fact: Arts
95% of Americans in a 2003 Gallup Poll believe that music is a key component in a child's well-rounded education; three quarters of those surveyed feel that schools should mandate music education.
—Gallup