The Big Picture: Study Links Arts Education to Improved Academic Performance
Texas A&M University researcher Daniel Bowen discusses his new study of Houston’s Arts Access Initiative, a collaborative effort launched in 2013 to expand arts education opportunities for Houston’s students.
UNESCO Arts Education Week in Chile
Chile’s Ministry of Education invited Dan Bowen and Brian Kisida to Santiago for UNESCO’s Arts Education Week. They gave two presentations, one in Santiago and another in Frutillar at Teatro del Lago.
Extra arts education boosts students’ writing scores — and their compassion, big new study finds
When you’re the big fish, it’s not OK to pick on the little fish just because you can.
That’s an important lesson for everyone. But some Houston first-graders got a particularly vivid demonstration in the form of a musical puppet show, which featured fish puppets and an underlying message about why it’s wrong to bully others.
Art Works Podcast: Conversation with Brian Kisida
Art Works Podcast: National Endowment for the Arts host Josephine Reed interviews Brian Kisida about research on the value of the arts.