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The Research Shows |
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The Initiative for Cultural Arts in Education (ICARE) is a Cleveland-area program that supports long-term arts-focused educational partnerships between the Cleveland Municipal School District (CMSD) and the Northeast Ohio cultural community.
ICARE seeks to improve student achievement in both the arts and academic subjects. (When education includes arts-integrated programming, principals see an improved school climate, teachers see a different perspective on their students’ abilities, and students work more cooperatively and with more confidence and interest.
In addition, in-depth arts programs can increase standardized test scores:
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88% of administrators reported an improved school climate
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84% of teachers gained a different perspective on their students' abilities |
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86% of teachers reported students worked more creatively |
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82% of teachers reported students were more self-confident |
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77% of teachers reported students worked more cooperatively |
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OPT Performance Compared to Semesters of Arts Integrated Programming
Fourth grade students with three to six semesters of arts-integrated programming performed significantly higher on 2004 Ohio Proficiency Test (OPT) in reading, writing, math, science, and citizenship when compared to students with only one or two semesters of arts-integrated programming.
Download this information as a pdf, click here
To see the published research on our’ arts integrated programming, Click here.
Young Audiences of Northeast Ohio has also participated in a national arts and literacy program funded by the Ford Foundation called “Arts for Learning.”
An independent study of this program shows that integrating reading and writing with the arts has substantial, positive effects on student achievement in literacy and on students’ motivation to read both inside and outside of school.
To see a summary report of the study, click here
To learn more about Arts for Learning Program, click here
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Critical Evidence: How the Arts Benefit Student Achievement
Commissioned by the National Assembly of State Arts Agencies and the Arts Education Partnership, this document answers the questions why it is important to keep arts strong in our schools and how the study of the arts contribute to student achievement and success.
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Critical Links: Learning in the Arts and Student Academic and Social Development
A document that provides designers of arts education curriculum strategies for deepening arts learning experiences. Funded by the National Endowment for the Arts and the U.S. Department of Education. |
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The Arts Are Important for All Students to Learn
A one-page document published by the Ohio Alliance for Arts Education: “reasons to support arts education.” |
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Champions of Change
A resource page on the Americans for the Arts webpage that provides general information on the successes and challenges of NCLB implementation, as well as numerous links to additional information on advocacy and federal support for arts education.
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