Students are the ones most impacted by policy decisions regarding the arts in schools. Arts Education Partnership‘s new report (published August 2022) centers student voices in the conversation about how we can transform educational systems, and discusses flexible learning environments, funding injustices, sharing power, relevant teaching and learning, and more. Read the report here.

Create CA‘s Creativity Challenge: The State of Arts Education in California report compares the 2019-20 school year to data from 2005-06 to show that though some schools have made incremental improvements in providing high-quality arts education, nearly nine in ten schools in California fail to provide state-mandated arts education. Read the report here.

The Black Teaching Artist Lab and Creative Generation published A Missing Narrative: Moving Towards Understanding the Black Experience in Teaching Artistry in the U.S., combining research findings and perspectives from Black teaching artists, educators, and cultural practitioners on three primary topics: 1) The Importance of Community, 2) Cultivation of Black-Centered Spaces, and 3) Discrimination within the U.S. Education and Cultural Systems. Read the report here.