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Kansas Arts Education Week
Kansas Governor Mark Parkinson has signed a proclamation recognizing September 12–18 as Arts Education Week.
Kansas Governor Mark Parkinson has signed a proclamation recognizing September 12–18 as Arts Education Week. The proclamation and simple ideas to celebrate Arts Education Week can be found online at http://arts.ks.gov/aew/index.shtml
“Arts Education Week recognizes the importance of the arts in Kansas schools and in communities,” said John Divine, Chairman of the Kansas Arts Commission. “Kansans practice and value the arts, and understand them as being an important component of children’s education and the development of creative thinking.
“A strong arts education sets the stage for life-long learning,” he said.
To demonstrate the value Kansans place on the arts, the Kansas Arts Commission recently conducted a public opinion survey on arts education in the state. The survey received 504 responses from educators, artists and the general public, who answered 20 questions about the arts in relation to the education of Kansas youth.
Below are a list of a few findings:
99.7% of respondents said the arts are important to education.
99.6% of respondents said the arts are important to child development.
When asked what the three main obstacles to having arts instruction in schools are, 84.5% of respondents said funding, 49.0% of respondents said time, and 42% said academic priorities.
Information from the survey will help the Kansas Arts Commission, Kansas schools and arts organizations to develop arts education programs to nurture a Kansas workforce that can meet the challenges of the future. The complete survey results will be available online at http://arts.ks.gov on September 15.
The Kansas Arts Commission is a state agency, funded by the State of Kansas and the National Endowment for the Arts, dedicated to promoting and supporting the arts in Kansas. Its mission is to provide opportunities for the people of Kansas to experience, celebrate and value the arts throughout their lives. For more information on the Kansas Arts Commission, please visit the KAC website at http://arts.ks.gov.
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