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Arts Education Access: Some Children Left Behind, Emma Catherine Dougherty
Arts Education Access: Some Children Left Behind, Emma Catherine Dougherty
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Arts education remains to be cut from school programs despite the research done to prove the correlation between the arts and academic success across various fields. Through robust research done by the Department of Education, the National Endowment for the Arts, and EdVestors, there is ample evidence that the arts are not only important, but that they are necessary, particularly for students from underserved populations.
Looking at the current and past laws surrounding American public education, there is much to be learned. Specifically, the No Child Left Behind Act implemented a wave of standardized testing. Many schools are still left …