Unfinished Business.(arts education)

In an ideal world arts education practice would be driven by arts education policy. In the present world it is more often driven by a mix of traditions, conflicting pressures, and personal biases on the part of education decision makers. Arts educators and their supporters work diligently to establish favorable policies, sometimes successfully; but their efforts are easily trumped by day-to-day considerations such as lack of funds, scheduling problems, and struggles over priorities.

The supreme achievement of the twentieth century in arts education policy was the inclusion of ...

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