A quiet classroom is an unusual, if not alarming, sight for Martinez Elementary School Principal Tara Berry. In some fashion, Martinez's classes are always abuzz with creativity. Students might study ...

When the arts are an interdisciplinary partner with other subjects, they generate the conditions that researchers say are ideal for learning. Evidence has mounted over the last decade that arts study ...

It seems Trudy Palmer was born to hold the position to which she was recently appointed, director of Interchange. The daughter of a crusading print and broadcast Chicago journalist and a public school ...

This activity was supported by contracts between the National Academy of Sciences and the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation (#11600619), the National Endowment for the Humanities and the National Endowment ...

Students at Kuumba Academy use puppets to explore storytelling and self-expression in an effort to boost learning through arts integration. Teaching artist Kate Testa demonstrates how to thread and ...

When the final bell rings on the last day of school, students and teachers alike are ready for a break. For most kids, that means snow cones and bathing suits. For teachers, it kicks off several days ...

The Hechinger Report covers one topic: education. Sign up for our newsletters to have stories delivered to your inbox. Consider becoming a member to support our nonprofit journalism. Arts graduates, ...

It is undeniable that the prioritization of STEM subjects exists as a global phenomenon. Most people believe that those in STEM have superior intellect, better employment prospects and ultimately ...

A teenager learning arts tech. Source: The Nigmatic/ Unsplash Adolescence is a critical period of development characterized by numerous challenges and transitions. During this time, young individuals ...

In its 2018 report The Integration of the Humanities and Arts with Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine in Higher Education: Branches from the Same Tree, an ad hoc committee of the National Academies ...