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🎨✨ Arts education transforms lives! ✨🎨 🌟Did you know? Low-income students involved in the arts are more than twice as likely to graduate college than those without arts education. 🎓Let's champion arts education to empower every student with opportunities for success! 💫 #ArtsTransform #EducationForAll #CSSSAFoundation #GraduationRates #AccessForAll

Here to share the 50-State scan of arts education policies that I have been working on these past months! This resource offers information for 13 different arts education policy areas! Please check it out! https://lnkd.in/g7ifhDFT

Excited to see these six powerful ways to embrace Juneteenth education! Education is key to understanding our history and fostering unity. Check out these insightful tips from Assistant Principal Tonette Honore: https://hubs.la/Q02Chd2F0

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This is such an excellent field of research for young students to review, explore and disseminate. I know especially from my experience at Johns Hopkins, that so many of these brilliant scientists also have musical talents, were unafraid to dance, stood and looked at artworks, and were open minded to the powers of music and “arts”. I rarely met a scientist who was not interested in my work in Prescription iPods (prescriptive playlists) and scientifically demystifying the medicinal powers of music to change/sustain our physiology and engage specific neural networks. Scientists really want to know how and why music specifically changes us “emotionally” (is the general descriptive scientists often use…). So,let’s first observe, describe (and hopefully define) “emotional” from the perspective and viewpoint of scientists. We then do the same with non-scientists. We then compare these responses. A good research question begins with observation, gathering, initial data, then going to the whiteboard to map out a plan. We then find our measures , develop our protocols, make our timeline, go to IRB as necessary, then get to work. Yes, music and movement and visual input and singing all change us emotionally, cognitively, behaviorally, and physiology is pretty much the main triangulation in the middle. Understanding physiology, is the key to defining the formulas for prescriptive value. Knowledge is power. When young people realize the science behind growth through the Arts, they will hopefully seek out these powers. I study music as prescriptive medicine. A composer, such as Johann Sebastian Bach spins out musical lines as only this timeless genius can do. As we listen and let ourselves transport through his music, we also can spin out complex ideas, patient lines of thinking, and follow through with our observations. This is my experience from hundreds of hours listening and performing his music. Is this reproducible in younger cohorts? There’s just such a wonderful world of discovery in the progressive, medical level powers of music, movement, visual, art, combined, therapies, active and passive participation that lie ahead for us all to better understand, implement, enjoy and transform through.

Civics education is meant to empower democratic participation. However, it falls short for many students, particularly marginalized youth, by centering book learning and mainstream history. A new approach to civics education has emerged which acknowledges the lived experiences of all youth and focuses on affecting change. NORC is examining these innovative approaches to gauge their impact. Discover more about our Civics Education & Engagement research here: https://ow.ly/CA5s50Q75CP

#Blog #Careers #creativeindustries #artseducation Participation in the arts is an important part of a young person's education and is an essential part of building cultural capital. This article will explore the benefits of including expressive arts in the curriculum, findings from the 'The Youth Voice Censor' and how the industry can collaborate with education to inspire and empower young people. https://lnkd.in/gJ6XMdHR

At a recent gathering focused on pluralism, academics, nonprofit leaders and college administrators assessed the state of campus discourse and spotlight steps to improve it. “I’m optimistic,” John Tomasi, president of Heterodox Academy, said last weekend during a conversation on Nantucket island on pluralism in higher education. He described the “state of play in higher education” as being “wildly misunderstood,” with many embracing a “battlefield view” (forcing a binary choice between "truth or social justice") that often results in “suffering, anger, cancellations.” John Jones, president at Dickinson College after a long career as a federal judge, said the liberal arts institution in Pennsylvania finds itself having to “do some deprogramming” of students who’ve been raised in a “road rage” society, where many have developed a “this or that” mentality. Perhaps the civil discourse crisis on college campuses closely mirrors the one society as a whole is grappling with. Summary: The article discusses the importance of promoting civil discourse on college campuses and showcases various solutions to foster an environment conducive to free speech. It highlights the need for universities to prioritize open dialogue while addressing the challenges and controversies surrounding free speech. The article also examines different strategies implemented by institutions to encourage respectful conversations and bridge ideological divides. #CivilDiscourse #FreeSpeechOnCampus #HigherEducation #themoreyouknow

Integrating culture & arts education into education systems promotes equity. ✊ It helps close the achievement gap between higher- and lower-income students. Learn more about the upcoming World Conference on Culture and Arts Education 2024: World Conference on Culture and Arts Education 2024 👉 https://lnkd.in/eUZaYUad #CultureEducation