Title I, Part A; Title II, Part A; and Title IV, Part A funds are provided to the Houston Independent School District (HISD) through the 2015 reauthorization of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (ESEA), also known as the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA). All three funds focus on enhancing student achievement. Title I, Part A…

As a result of the No Child Left Behind Act (NCLB) of 2001, many school districts have reduced instructional time for the arts in order to focus on reading and mathematics. Accordingly, fine arts programs across the nation have become subject to budget cuts or elimination in order to meet federal accountability measures. Hit especially hard are…

The South Dakota Arts Council submitted this FY 2006 annual report to the Governor and Legislature. It presents the 530 grants that were awarded with funds from the State of South Dakota and the National Endowment for the Arts, a federal agency. Fiscal Year 2006 grant funds of $977,000 generated $12 million in local cash matching funds. These…

This report contains the results of a 1978 study of arts programs conducted through the public and private schools community organizations and art institutions that provide art education for New York City public school children. The process of "arts in education" is defined as "any person or persons imparting knowledge through a…

This report provides a national profile of the status of arts education in the nation's public schools during the 1999-2000 school year. The National Endowment for the Arts, the Office of Educational Research and Improvement (OERI), and the Office of Reform Assistance and Dissemination (ORAD) of OERI requested that the surveys reported in this…

This report is an update of the "Sourcebook of Arts Statistics" 1987 edition, with substantial new information. The document is a compilation of statistical data from multiple not-for-profit arts organizations. The information is provided in nine chapters: (1) Arts in the Economy; (2) Artist and Arts Administrator Employment; (3) Arts…

To ensure reliable, accurate, and timely data, which are necessary to monitor the progress of education in the United States, Congress has mandated that the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) produce an annual report, "The Condition of Education". This year's report presents 49 indicators of important developments and trends…

The 42 tables from this Section of the "Statistical Yearbook" describe the condition of education in New York state in the 1990s and provides some information that allows comparisons with earlier years and with other states. In 1994, New York's elementary and secondary schools served 3,207,125 students, and 1,030,736 students were…

This yearbook presents statistical information about the state of New York and its population as well as information about the five boroughs of New York City. The 39 tables and 3 figures in Section J describe education in New York state in the 1990s and into 2002. These tables contain information that makes it possible to compare these statistics…

This yearbook presents statistical information about the state of New York and its population as well as information on the five boroughs of New York City. The 41 tables of Section J describe education in New York state in the 1990s and into 2000 and contain information that makes it possible to compare these statistics from previous years and for…

The 41 tables from the Section of the "Statistical Yearbook" describe the condition of education in New York state in the 1990s and provide information that allows comparisons with early years and with other states. In 1996, the year of latest data, New York's elementary and secondary schools served 3,290,150 students, and 995,885…

This yearbook presents statistical information about the state of New York and its population as well as information about the five boroughs of New York City. The 41 tables and 1 figure in Section J describe education in New York state in the 1990s and into 2001 and contain information that makes it possible to compare these statistics with those…

This yearbook presents statistical information about the state of New York and its population as well as information on the five boroughs of New York City. The 41 tables of Section J describe education in New York state in the 1990s and contain information that makes it possible to compare these statistics with those from previous years and other…

Art instruction aims to raise the standard of taste. It includes instruction in seeing and interpreting the beautiful in nature and the arts, in drawing, both free-hand and instrumental, in designing, coloring, and modeling, in manipulating paper, cloth, leather, wood, metal, or other materials, to produce a result having elements of beauty. Art…