The Arts and Dropout Prevention: The Power of Art to Engage This paper discusses how the arts promote dropout prevention, boost student engagement and help youth develop career pathways in the arts.

Reinvesting in Arts Education: Winning America’s Future Through Creative Schools This report represents an in-depth review of the current condition of arts education, including an update of the current research base about arts education outcomes and an analysis of the challenges and opportunities in the field that have emerged over the past decade.

The Arts and Achievement in At-Risk Youth Four separate longitudinal studies tracked children, teenagers, and young adults who had high or low levels of arts engagement in or out of school.

ArtsEdSearch is an on-line clearinghouse maintained by the Arts Education Partnership that collects and summarizes high-quality arts education research studies and analyzes their implications for educational policy and practice.

ArtScan, a project of the Arts Education Partnership, is a searchable clearinghouse of state policies supporting education in and through the arts from all 50 states and the District of Columbia.

Explore the state level studies conducted in Alaska, California, Colorado, District of Columbia, Illinois, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine,  Minnesota, Missouri, New Hampshire, New Jersey, North Carolina, Oregon, Rhode Island, Tennessee, Washington, West Virginia and Wisconsin.

Arts Education Fact Sheet This fact sheet provides a quick overview of the major grants and services that state arts agencies offer in support of arts education.

State Arts Agency Arts Education Managers Professional Development Resources NASAA coordinates the national network of state arts agency arts education managers, facilitating their professional development and helping them to lead successful arts education program and policy efforts in each state.

Teaching Artist Relationships with State Arts Agencies Funded by the National Endowment for the Arts and authored by arts consultant and community organizer Precious Blake, this strategy sampler describes how state arts agencies are adapting their programs, deepening their relationships and demonstrating flexibility with rapid change in support of teaching artists.

National Endowment for the Arts The National Endowment for the Arts provides leadership to develop and sustain arts education nationwide. The agency has led efforts to make the arts a part of the core education for all K-12 students and to increase arts education opportunities outside of school.

Arts Education Partnership The Arts Education Partnership is the nation’s leading forum for advancing arts education research and policy. Founded by the Council of Chief State School Officers, NASAA, the National Endowment for the Arts and the U.S. Department of Education, the partnership is managed by the Education Commission of the States.

Americans for the Arts Arts Education Program This program provides leadership development, networking, research and policy tools to diverse stakeholders, including arts education professionals, cultural and education sector leaders, the business community, parents and young people. The program supports state focused initiatives like the State Education Policy Network, State Policy Pilot Program, the Arts Education Policy Center and numerous arts education advocacy tools.

State Education Agency Directors of Arts Education This network is a professional development community of state department of education representatives for arts education.

The Kennedy Center Arts Education Programs The Kennedy Center’s arts education programs include evidence based processes, replicable models and national networks that work to empower educators, maximize resources and realize meaningful change.

Creative Youth Development National Partnership The goal of the Creative Youth Development National Partnership is to drive collective action to advance the role of creativity in positive youth development.