
Arne Duncan Speaks for the Arts
December 9, 2009Present at the Kennedy Center Honors
“At a dinner during last weekend’s Kennedy Center Honors, Education Secretary Arne Duncan said improving arts education will be a key element of his proposed changes in former President George W. Bush’s No Child Left Behind law. He said parents, teachers and students all have noticed a ”narrowing of the curriculum.”
”I’m convinced when students are engaged in the arts, graduation rates go up, dropout rates go down,” Duncan said.”
See the entire article by clicking here. Taken from Bob Morrison’s facebook entry.

Finally some good news for Arts Education!!