Engaging the Arts in the Broader Education Policy Landscape. Education Trends

Overview & Synopsis

Each day, thousands of policymakers across the country--from district superintendents and statewide elected officials to local school board members and the U.S. secretary of education--with pressing challenges facing the American education system. In 2018 alone, more than 1,400 new state statutes were enacted related to education policy. As policymakers and stakeholders continue to look for ways to improve K-12 education, address competing economic demands and meet the needs of all students, promising arts in education practices may hold new ideas to reach goals for equity, accountability and engagement. This Education Trends report explores education policy areas where arts in education leaders and stakeholders can expand opportunities to engage the arts in policy solutions and includes examples of how states are currently using the arts in education to support their policy efforts.