From Natasha Isajlovic-Terry for the Foundation Center's Transparency Talk blog:
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From Elizabeth R. Miller on Knight Blog:
Arts Education Partnership, a national coalition of more than 100 education, arts, business, cultural, government, and philanthropic organizations, has recently released "Preparing Students for the Next America: The Benefits of an Arts Education." This research bulletin 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 communities.
From Patricia Cohen at The New York Times:
Brian Wis deep-dives into the practice of music education on the Teaching and Music blog:
From Dan Green and Mayur Patel, writing for the Impatient Optimist blog to announce the new Media Impact Project that will be established at the Norman Lear Center, part of the USC Annenberg School of Communications:
From the blog Prison Photography:
From Craig Watson, director of the California Arts Council, writing for Western City:
Creative businesses play a huge part in the California economy. These businesses comprise the arts, design, digital media and other fields that utilize a creative workforce. More than 134,000 creative businesses employ 500,000 Californians, with another 100,000 freelance or part-time creative workers in the mix. In addition, the Golden State’s 4,553 arts organizations contribute $3.56 billion annually to its economy.
From Anne Midgette, writing for The Washington Post:
From Sunil Iyengar for the NEA's ArtWorks blog: