Jazz trumpeter Wynton Marsalis on Arts Education At a time of year that invites both retrospection and prediction, jazzman Wynton Marsalis and Harvard president Drew Faust offer a thoughtful argument for the critical importance of arts education. In an USA Today essay, trumpeter and composer Marsalis notes that today’s emphasis on job preparation is misguided […]
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The Value and Quality of Arts Education: A Statement of Principles
“Every student in the nation should have an education in the arts.” This is the opening statement of “The Value and Quality of Arts Education: A Statement of Principles,” a document from the nation’s ten most important educational organizations, including the American Association of School Administrators, the National Education Association, the National Parent Teacher Association, […]