Arts at the Core. How six school districts, includingCorvallis School District No. 1 , integrate arts education into the curriculum

The performing and visual arts challenge students to use reasoning skills—both concrete and abstract—to draw conclusions and formulate ideas. They encourage creativity and imagination, from concept to process to completion. And in districts both large and small across the United States, they enhance learning for students and adults alike, as these six programs demonstrate.

By Ruth E. Sternberg

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