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Article: Studies support benefits of fine arts in high schools
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- March 6, 2007
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Paige Cantrell
University Wire
03-06-2007
(Daily Texan) (U-WIRE) AUSTIN, Texas -- In honor of Arts Education Day, two associations released an analysis citing a correlation between enrollment in fine arts classes and academic achievement in a press conference Monday at the Texas Capitol.
The Texas Music Educators Association, along with the Texas Coalition for Quality Arts Education, which includes more than 50 fine arts education organizations, conducted a study that reported participation in fine arts courses leads to higher academic ratings and lower dropout rates in Texas middle schools and high schools, said Robert Floyd, executive director of the association and chair of the coalition.