February 2023 | Arts Ed RECAP

Read all the research, news, and policy in our arts education RECAP for February 2023. Research Arts Education Program Increases School Engagement, Study Finds – As states like California spend billions to increase arts offerings, research shows the academic and social-emotional value of cultural education “K–12 arts education — viewed as a necessity by many parents, […]

December 2022 | Arts Ed RECAP

Read all the research, news, and policy in our arts education RECAP for December 2022. Research The Arts Education Data Toolkit “Since late 2017, the National Endowment for the Arts has collaborated with Education Commission of the States to promote more and better information on young people’s access to, and participation in, arts education. Together, we […]

June 2022 | Arts Ed RECAP

Read all the research, news, and policy in our arts education RECAP for June 2022. Research Engaging Books to Commemorate Juneteenth in the Classroom “The book list below presents titles to support educators in teaching students the history of this significant holiday which became nationally recognized in 2021. Featuring both fiction and nonfiction, this list provides […]

October 2021 | Arts Ed RECAP

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Read all the research, news, and policy in our arts education RECAP for October 2021. Research COVID-19 Vaccine Works in Kids Ages 5 to 11, Pfizer Says “For elementary school-aged kids, Pfizer tested a much lower dose — a third of the amount that’s in each shot given now. Yet after their second dose, children […]

“It is essential that as teaching artists we are always developing our own artistry.” Meet Julia Chanin!

P.S. Arts meet Ms. Julia Chanin

Ms. Julia Chanin is a P.S. ARTS Teaching Artist who teaches music to students from TK – 2nd grade. We love her intercultural approach to music education and how she encourages students to express themselves through singing. We interviewed Ms. Julia about her techniques and ideas and what she’s learned as a P.S. ARTS Teaching […]

P.S. ARTS Spring Auction

P.S. ARTS Spring Auction

P.S. ARTS is hosting a virtual art auction to help raise funds for our programs! Visit our page on Artsy from May 6 – 20, 2021 to bid on artwork by the following artists. P.S. ARTS Spring Auction Artists Tofer Chin Patrick Martinez Jason McLean Carter Mull Umar Rashid Ed Ruscha Kenny Scharf Gregory Siff […]

Teaching Artist Development is Key to Education Equity

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P.S. ARTS was founded in response to state education budget cuts and glaring inequities in access to a high-quality education that includes the arts. While California is among the wealthiest, most creative, and politically influential states in the nation, its public schools rank among the country’s worst (40th in the 2020 U.S. News & World […]