Students in strong arts programs score well above peers on SAT exams. (The College Board Profile of SAT and Achievement Tests Takers 1990)

Because the arts stress creative thinking and analytical skills, students who have a strong background in the arts are more likely to outperform academically their peers who do not.

 According to a study by the Business Committee for the Arts, students who study the arts perform 30% better than those who do not.

Source: Why Business Should Support the Arts: Facts,

Figures, and Philosophy, Business Committee for the

Arts.

Because the arts are closely associated with important ideas and events in history and contemporary life, students who have a good background in the arts are likely to have more information and insight to draw upon than those who do not. Thus students in strong arts programs score well above their peers on SAT exams. In a recent study, SAT takers who studied the arts for more than four years scored 53 and 37 points higher on verbal and math respectively.

Source: The College Board Profile of SAT and Achievement

Tests Takers for 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993.

The arts enhance students creativity and increase creative thinking and problem-solving abilities.

• The arts use of both hemispheres of the brain, development of cognitive, affective, and psychomotor skills and

learning styles.

The arts develop self esteem and help students gain a more positive self concept.

• The arts improve the school atmosphere and can aid in improving student attendance and decreasing the dropout rate.

• The arts provide numerous career opportunities both in the commercial and entertainment industries.

• The arts improve student performance in other subject areas.

• The arts are a valuable teaching tool in working with students with physical

or mental disabilities and those with limited English proficiencies.

Source:Arts for Everykid: A Handbook for Change by

Cory Ann Alperstein and Ronnie