Inspired Learning
Commentaries on Arts Education
In this special Commentary package, educators and advocates discuss the role of the arts in K-12 learning. Artists who regularly contribute to Education Week illustrate the package, which includes a video that explores how an artists-in-residence program is building school community.
Curriculum
Opinion
Art, for Children's Sake
Arts represent a vital piece of the K-12 education experience, Jean Hendrickson writes.
Curriculum
Opinion
Arts Education Matters: We Know, We Measured It
Jay P. Greene and a team of researchers studied and measured how arts experiences boost critical thinking for students.
Reading & Literacy
Opinion
The Power of Poetry in the Classroom
When his students write poems, they reveal the gap between who they are and who they might become, teacher Kip Zegers says.
Science
Opinion
STEM + Art: A Brilliant Combination
Interweaving arts and sciences curriculum can build student strengths across subject areas, writes arts education officer John Ceschini.
Curriculum
Opinion
Understanding the Mind of a Young Artist
Illustrator Jeff Dekal shares his perspective on being a young artist in the K-12 classroom.