Learning in the Arts and Student Academic and Social Development finds that the arts provide critical links for students to develop crucial thinking skills and motivations they need to achieve at higher levels. The research studies further suggest that for certain populations—students from economically disadvantaged circumstances, students needing remedial instruction and young children—the effects of learning in the arts may be especially robust in boosting learning and achievement.  Learn more about this research in arts education.

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