Struggling schools benefit from adding art to learning
Clip: 1/10/2017 | 7m 50s
A federal effort to use art to boost achievement in the nation’s lowest performing schools
At Renew Cultural Arts Academy, students put their multiplication tables to song, while eighth graders use the musical “Hamilton” to study debate. The public charter school’s curriculum is a product of a federal effort to use arts education to boost achievement in the nation’s lowest performing schools. Jeffrey Brown reports.
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Struggling schools benefit from adding art to learning
Clip: 1/10/2017 | 7m 50s
At Renew Cultural Arts Academy, students put their multiplication tables to song, while eighth graders use the musical “Hamilton” to study debate. The public charter school’s curriculum is a product of a federal effort to use arts education to boost achievement in the nation’s lowest performing schools. Jeffrey Brown reports.
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