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No Child Left Behind: A Study of Its Impact on Art Education. Research Study of Visual Arts Educators Details the Impact of NCLB on Curriculum, Instructional Practice, Assessment, Teacher Workloads, and Resources. View the Summary of Findings, Executive Summary, and Project Report of NCLB: A Study of Its Impact on Art Education Programs by F. Robert Sabol, Ph. D., Purdue University.

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Archives
NAEA Advisory Archives

Contests/Competitions
NAEA Policy on Contests and Competitions—Adopted March 2001

DBAE Bibliography
DBAE Bibliography
The DBAE Bibliography identifies the major topics and literature of DBAE from 1982 to 1998, and the preparation of an annotated bibliography for use by the profession and others interested in the idea of discipline-based art education.

Flyers/Materials
Interdisciplinary Instruction Flyer
New! 10-page flyer on Interdisciplinary Instruction developed in collaboration with the Consortium of Professional Arts Education Associations.

Indexes, NAEA
Studies in Art Education - Chronological Index, 1959-1998
Journal of Art Education - Title Index, 1947-1997
Journal of Art Education - Author Index, 1947-1997
Journal of Art Education - Year Index, 1947-1997
Journal and Studies - Combined, Sortable Index, 1948-2009

Indexes, Other
Research Index for Art Education, Shannon E. Elliott, Editor
An online anthology of references, by theorists, educators, researchers, and artists, that are cross-referenced and categorized for those doing research in art education. It is meant to spark ideas as well as provide a place for researchers to find writings on their subjects. Intended to be a living database, the index will be updated with new submissions to the author.

NAEA Higher Education Listserv Survey 2006
In the fall of 2006, Melody Milbrandt and Sheri Klein posted an electronic survey of 48 items, entitled "NAEA Higher Education Demographics, Interests and Needs Assessment." The survey was developed in response to a discussion on the NAEA Higher Education Listserv that took place in the early winter of 2006. This discussion centered on the professional qualifications of university level art educators and revealed polarized thinking among the membership regarding this issue. The apparent need for more demographic data to contextualize the listserv comments and reveal professional concerns within the Higher Education Division ignited the gathering of demographic data through the online listserv survey.

Policy
NAEA Strategic Plan 2007-2010
"Visual Arts Education: Setting an Agenda for Improving Student Learning"
Art publications from The Wallace Foundation:

Research into Action: Pathways to New Opportu nities

(September 2009) Philadelphia has set a goal of boosting the arts in its city by moving people from mere attendance to deeper engagement. This report highlights the data being used to help achieve that goal.

Engaging Audiences
(August 2009) How can arts organizations build their audiences even in tough times? This report on a recent Wallace conference describes how some groups are persevering.

The Qualities of Quality: Understanding Excellence in Arts Education

(June 2009) What does “quality” look like in arts education? A new report by Harvard Project Zero researchers explores the challenges of achieving and sustaining quality arts learning.

Presentations: Access, Equity and Quality in Arts Learning: Conference Highlights

(June 2009) Slideshows from the AEQ: Access, Equity and Quality in Arts Learning conference

Increasing Arts Demand Through Better Arts Learning

(June 2009) A Wallace “Knowledge in Brief” summarizes new research on how some cities are working to reverse a decades-long decline in arts education in ways that could also lift demand for the arts overall.

State Arts Policy: Trends and Future Prospects

(November 2008) This study by RAND explores how state arts agencies, which play a central role in public support of the arts, are changing in response to demographic, political and economic realities.

Cultivating Demand for the Arts: Arts Learning, Arts Engagement, and State Arts Policy

(September 2008) This study by RAND offers a new way of thinking about the challenge of expanding arts participation by focusing more on the critical role of arts learning in cultivating demand for the arts.

Arts for All: Connecting to New Audiences

(August 2008) How can arts organizations use marketing, research and new technologies to expand their audiences? This report on a recent Wallace conference discusses how it’s being done.

From Hip-Hop to Shakespeare: Dallas Blazes “Coordinated” Trail in Arts Education for City Young People

(July 2008) This “Story from the Field” explores how Dallas’s Thriving Minds initiative is expanding and improving arts learning opportunities both inside and outside of school for that city’s children.

Revitalizing Arts Education Through Community-Wide Coordination

(June 2008) In a number of urban areas in recent years, arts learning advocates have sought to counter a generation-long decline in public school arts education by forming coordinated networks of schools, cultural organizations, funders, local government and other groups to work in common to revive arts learning.

The Arts and State Governments: At Arm's Length or Arm in Arm?

(August 2006) State arts agencies seeking increased state government support for the arts should strengthen their relationships with elected officials and raise their profile with the public.

Arts & Culture: Community Connections

(March 2002) New audiences may be drawn to the arts through their social, family, religious and community-based connections.

Report: Report of the NAEA Commission on Art Education (1977)
Report of the NAEA Commission on Art Education (1977) [17 MB]
Introduction through Section II: Chapter 2 [4.9 MB]
Section II: Chapter 3 through Section III: Chapter 1 [4.8 MB]
Section III: Chapters 2, 3 & 4 [4.7 MB]
Section III: Chapters 5 & 6 [1.7 MB]

Report: GAO Report on Teacher Quality (July 2009)
U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) Report: TEACHER QUALITY- Sustained Coordination among Key Federal Education Programs Could Enhance State Efforts to Improve Teacher Quality

Research Agenda
Creating a Visual Arts Education Research Agenda for the 21st Century: Encouraging Individual and Collaborative Research
2008 NAEA Research Needs Assessment Findings, Interpretation and Implications

Research Findings
New Survey Finds Schools Facing Growing Budget Cuts and the End of Stimulus Funding (April 8, 2010). Students and school systems across the nation are facing serious challenges as a result of the economic downturn, according to a new survey of school administrators released today by the American Association of School Administrators. The American Association of School Administrators predicts shortfalls in funding for the 2010-11 school year. Compounding an already tough budget environment, schools are facing the harsh reality that stimulus funds will soon run out and the Obama Administration’s proposal to shift additional education dollars away from long-time formula grant programs to competitive grant programs. The new study, “Cliff Hanger: How America’s Public Schools Continue to Feel the Impact of the Economic Downturn,” is the seventh in a series of studies by AASA examining the impact of the economic downturn on schools.
2009 Brown Center Report on American Education: HOW WELL ARE AMERICAN STUDENTS LEARNING? (Full report [6.5MB] | Press Release )
This year’s Brown Center Report contains studies taking a long view. Part I examines national test data going back to 1971 from the National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP). The study in Part II compares the 1989 test scores of more than 1,000 schools to the same schools’ scores in 2009. Part III compares the test scores of conversion charter schools from 1986, when they operated as traditional public schools, to those from 2008, when they operated as charter schools. The studies tackle perennial questions that, as often happens in education, manifest themselves as controversial topics on the contemporary scene: how to interpret trends in test scores, the distribution of achievement, school turnarounds, and charter schools. (The Brookings Institution, 3/17/10)
Artists & Art Materials USA 2009
This report provides a detailed picture of active artists in the United States at the end of 2008, and is based upon the results of a 2009 survey of 2,714 artists as well as analysis of recent government data.
The Nation's Report Card: Arts 2008
This report presents the results of the 2008 National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) arts assessment. It was administered to a nationally representative sample of 7,900 eighth-grade public and private school students. Approximately one-half of these students were assessed in music, and the other half were assessed in visual arts.**View webcast.
Instructional Time in Elementary Schools-A Closer Look at Changes for Specific Subjects (Center on Education Policy, February 2008).
<As part of an ongoing study of the impact of the No Child Left Behind Act, the Center on Education Policy conducted a deeper analysis of 2006-07 survey data first reported in July 2007 on the amount of instructional time devoted to specific subjects.
Neuroeducation: Learning, Arts, and the Brain
The culmination of a summit sponsored by The Johns Hopkins University School of Education’s Neuro-Education Initiative, focuses on the convergence of neuroscientific research and teaching and learning, with an emphasis on the arts.

Safe Schools
California Guidelines for the Safe Use of Art and Craft Materials
A 40-page guide to safe schools from the Departments of Education and Justice. Includes tips on What to Do and What to Look For.