National Arts Education Status Report Summary 2019

National Arts Education Status Report

The National Arts Education Status Report Summary 2019, is a comprehensive look at access to and participation in arts education in public schools in the United States.

A joint effort between State Education Agency Directors of Arts Education and its longtime partner, Quadrant Research, the AEDP studied actual student participation data reported by school districts to their state education departments data from the 2019 school year. The result is the National Arts Education Status Report Summary 2019, a comprehensive look at access to and participation in arts education in public schools in the United States.

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