March, 2002

State of the Arts: Arts Education in Massachusetts

Are the Arts Alive?

• Arts Education in Massachusetts, by Isa Kaftal Zimmerman
• The Arts Curriculum Framework:  Revisited, by Judith Contrucci
• Starting with Music:  The Challenges of Innovation in Elementary School Education, by Mary Street and Larry Scripp
• A Reason to Be in the World: How Arts Education Can Transform Students’ Lives, by Linda Nathan

• Slaying the Dragon:  Empowering Students Through Stories, by Jo-Ann Wangh
• Welcoming New Learners: The Arts Café at Lesley University, by Anne Larkin and Susan Gurry

• Creative Schools:  Partnerships for the Future, by Diane Daily and Carol Guidice
• Why the Arts Matter:  Perspectives from Beyond the Schoolhouse, by Susan Carlson

• National Board Certification, part 3

“Champions of Change:  The Impacts of the Arts on Learning”
A 1999 report compiling seven major studies that provide new evidence of enhanced learning and achievement when students are involved in the arts.

Massachusetts Alliance for Arts Education
MAAE’s mission is to educate about, advocate for, and support the importance of lifelong learning in and through the arts by building an alliance and creating a network among individuals, organizations and institutions interested in supporting arts education.

ASCD Arts and Education Topic Pack
Recently updated text contains complete articles from Educational Leadership magazine and other ASCD publications, summaries of ERIC articles, and carefully selected resources from the Internet, ASCD, and other sources.