First lady: Arts education good for good schools

Associated Press… Delivering a forceful argument on the role of the arts in education, Michelle Obama said Tuesday that it isn’t something to be introduced after student test scores go up but is a critical element of achieving those higher test scores in the first place. The lawyer-turned-first lady argued her case while opening the first White House student talent show, featuring spirited song and dance routines by students whose schools had performed so poorly they were chosen for a new federal arts education program. http://www.usatoday.com/story/life/2014/05/20/first-lady-arts-education-good-for-good-schools/9357323/