Funding Expert Stresses Benefits Of Arts Education

The Harrisburg (PA) Patriot-News (10/17, Dunkle) reports on an appearance last week at an education symposium in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, but "arts funding expert" Jonathan Katz, who told attendees that "arts education in schools has a beneficial impact on such crucial issues as student behavior, standardized test scores and career success. The proof for those claims is overwhelming and long-standing," he said. "For example, he said, comprehensive studies show that children who have music education do better in math, and economically disadvantaged students who have arts classes are far less likely to drop out."