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Article: New Harris Poll Links Music Education to Advanced Studies and Higher Incomes; National Association for Music Education and Artist Steven Van Zandt Endorse Findings
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- U.S. Newswire
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- November 12, 2007
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To: NATIONAL EDITORS
Contact: John Fitzpatrick, jfitzpatrick@stratacomm.net, or Dara
Ward, dward@stratacomm.net, both for MENC: The National Association
for Music Education, +1-202-289-2001
No Child Left Behind Actis Leaving Music Education Behind,
Despite Proven Benefits
WASHINGTON, Nov. 12 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- At an event with
actor and musician Little Steven Van Zandt and MENC: The National
Association for Music Education, Harris Interactive today released
an independent poll which shows a positive association of music with
lifelong educational attainment and higher income. Nearly nine in
ten people (88 percent) with post graduate degrees participated in
music education. Further, ...