• Results
• Research

We're here because we know...

• arts education levels the "learning field" across socio-economic boundaries, improves student retention and reduces the achievement gap
• professional development of teachers is an essential component of student academic achievement
• teachers who receive training and support, including instruction in the arts, are more likely to remain in their profession
• most students in California do not receive instruction in the arts even at the level required by state law
• 29% of California's public schools offer no study in any arts discipline
• students who attend schools with high levels of poverty have the least access to arts instruction
• children with limited English-language proficiency are at especially high risk of academic failure
• only 48% of African-American and Latino students who start 9th grade graduate four years later
• students in the Los Angeles Unified School District are among the nation's most at-risk to drop out of school