Key Research

Major findings about improving the quality of arts instruction.

All Research and Resources

Research Findings to Support Effective Educational Policymaking: Evidence and Action Steps for State, District and Local Policymakers ›
March 2011
(March 2011) These research findings can help policymakers – federal, state and local – improve learning opportunities for children, in and out of school.
Increasing Arts Demand Through Better Arts Learning ›
June 2009
A Wallace research summary explores how some cities are working to boost city arts education in ways that could lift demand for the arts overall.
Cultivating Demand for the Arts: Arts Learning, Arts Engagement, and State Arts Policy ›
September 2008
(September 2008) This RAND study offers an alternative view of how to expand arts audiences: expand demand for the arts through better arts education.
Gifts of the Muse - Reframing the Debate About the Benefits of the Arts ›
February 2005
(February 2005) A landmark study argues that the arts offer important intrinsic benefits to people and that recognition of this should help drive public arts policy.