It is with gratitude and pride that we enter into our fifth year of Turnaround Arts, moving from a theory being tested in eight schools to a proven approach in 68. This year, we want to provide you a closer …

It’s that time of year again where the days are shorter and many of our students spend less and less time being active. As an antidote to those winter wiggles, teachers across our schools are working together to provide students …

Turnaround Arts is blessed with 18 national partners and counting. Some of these partners provide needed resources to our schools such as supplies, equipment, or professional development. Some train our teachers in new techniques or approaches. And some stand behind …

Dear Friends,

Many of you have already heard the bittersweet news that our beloved leader, Rachel Goslins, is stepping down as Executive Director of the President’s Committee on the Arts and the Humanities (PCAH) at the end of this month. …

This year’s Turnaround Arts Summer Leadership Retreat was our largest and most adventurous to date. As is true each year, the conference kicked off with a collective “Ahhh” as our 180 participants stepped off the shuttle bus into the beautiful …

On December 13, David Blaine visited Hallen School in Bridgeport, CT to celebrate the launch of Turnaround Arts: Bridgeport. After doing some magic, David Blaine sat down with three of Hallen’s most talented student journalists.

Alijah Walker: How did …

We are so excited to launch our focus on early childhood education (ECE), thanks to new support from the U.S. Department of Education and a partnership with Wolf Trap Institute for Early Learning Through the Arts. We started our work …