art education

arts in public schools should be a priority for the next administration, theater leaders say

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Tackling the erosion and devaluation of the arts in state schools must be a priority for the next government, leading theater figures in England have insisted. Sir Nicholas Hytner, who ran the National Theater in London for 12 years, said state schools “have been robbed” and that restoring arts education was an urgent issue to … Read more

I Wrote a Play for Kids About Integrating the Arts into STEM Fields – Here’s What I Learned About Encouraging Creative, Interdisciplinary Thinking

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Scenes from ‘The STEAM Plays’ performed in Michigan schools. Thalia Lara Science and art are often described as completely different things. That story can start early, with children encouraged to pursue a STEM education — short for science, technology, engineering and math — that may or may not include arts education. As an acting professor, … Read more

I Wrote a Play for Kids About Integrating the Arts into STEM Fields – Here’s What I Learned About Encouraging Creative, Interdisciplinary Thinking

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Science and art are often described as completely different things. That story can start early, with children encouraged to pursue a STEM education — short for science, technology, engineering and math — that may or may not include arts education. As an acting professor, I had never thought much about the STEM fields until I … Read more