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Americans want fewer prisoners. What's art have to do with it?

Julie Zeglen

November 14, 2017 |

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Over 3000 Words

Response Location: United States, Pennsylvania

"Songs in the Key of Free" is a program in a Pennsylvania prison brings together inmates to play music and write songs that they perform inside, while professional musicians also play the songs in venues outside prison. The program is just a year old and is based on a successful theater program in California that cut recidivism rates and helped decrease prison infractions. The founders of "Songs in the Key of Free" are creating an album of the work, but after that, future funding is unclear.

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Harnessing art to spur entrepreneurship in Live6

Terryn Hall

January 06, 2017 |

Model D |

Multi-Media |

800-1500 Words

Response Location: United States, Detroit, Michigan

The Live6 area is home to a robust cultural and creative community. And with an increase in development, there's opportunity for artists and institutions to tap into that energy to spur growth.

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The Classrooms Hidden in Mumbai's Seams

Ankita Rao

July 28, 2015 |

Bright Magazine |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: India, Mumbai, Maharashtra

Educators are bringing the classroom to the thousands of Mumbai’s children out of school — in school buses, treehouses, and beyond—enabling them to receive a quality education despite their poverty.

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How Seattle Got Its (Arts) Groove Back

Robyn Jordan

June 29, 2015 |

Bright Magazine |

Illustrations |

Under 800 Words

Response Location: United States, Seattle, Washington

Arts education programs in the United States are subjected to cutting for maintaining tight school budgets. Technology sectors in Seattle seek professionals who have been trained in problem solving skills and innovative idea generation. In response, Seattle Public Schools and the Seattle Office of Arts and Culture collaborate to promote equity in students’ access to the arts.

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Kindergartens Ringing the Bell for Play Inside the Classroom

Motoko Rich

June 09, 2015 |

The New York Times |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: United States, Pasadena, Maryland

As American classrooms have focused on raising test scores in math and reading, an outgrowth of the federal No Child Left Behind law and interpretations of the new Common Core standards, even the youngest students have been affected, with more formal lessons and less time in sandboxes. Washington and Minnesota are beginning to train teachers around the state on the importance of so-called purposeful play — when teachers subtly guide children to learning goals through games, art and general fun.

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These Schools Are Refusing to Throw Out Arts Education in Favor of Test Prep

Sara Neufeld

April 27, 2015 |

The Atlantic |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: United States, New York, New York

With arts funding on the cutting board across the country, students can lack motivation to go to school and the creative resources for critical thinking skills. In Brooklyn, Ascend Learning is an inner-city network of public charter schools that offer a rich arts environment to teach Common Core and the student academic performance has surpassed other schools in the neighborhood.

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Asia Art Archive's Mobile Library travels to Myanmar

Enid Tsui

February 10, 2015 |

South China Morning Post |

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800-1500 Words

Response Location: Myanmar, Yangon

After decades of government repression and censorship, Myanmar’s civilian government has allowed for freer creative expression. The Hong Kong based Asia Art Archive is helping to develop the infrastructure of an arts community through workshops, meetings, and their “Mobile Library” of art books.

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For Healthy Aging, a Late Act in the Footlights

Tina Rosenberg

August 15, 2012 |

The New York Times |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: United States, Burbank, California

Through the Burbank Senior Artists Colony - a community created by EngAGE - low-income seniors learn how to become artists. The recreational classes hosted by the community keep people feeling phsyically and mentally young, allowing them to focus on recreation instead of financial hardship.

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Rock Is Not the Enemy

David Bornstein

September 13, 2011 |

The New York Times |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: United States, New York, New York

Little Kids Rock has helped to revitalize and broaden music education in more than a thousand schools by encouraging children to learn to play popular music, form bands and compose their own songs. Despite a backlash from traditionalists, teaching children to play music they love doesn’t “dumb down” music education—it enriches it.

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Beyond Baby Mozart, Students Who Rock

David Bornstein

September 08, 2011 |

The New York Times |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: United States, Tampa, Florida

Why do schools teach music in a way that turns off so many young people rather than igniting their imagination? A program that taps into students’ passion for pop and rock is revitalizing music education in many schools.

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