Pointing to specific arts education programs for the first time, U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan applauded teaching artists and educators in his official DOE blog post of March 2. “All of the arts – dance, music, theatre, and the visual arts – are essential to preparing our nation’s young people,” he declared, connecting the dots between arts education and career-readiness skills in math, science, and humanities, “and for a social discourse that demands communication in images and sound as well as in text.” Arts specialists – educators, administrators, and community advocates who collaborate with classroom teachers to integrate the arts with other core subjects – received special praise as “chief creative officers” for helping students reach high standards in the arts.
To read the full blog, go to http://www.ed.gov/blog/2012/
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