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CHRISTIAN SCIENCE MONITOR…How music, dance, and painting helped revive a struggling school in Bridgeport, Conn. – and how it could show others the way.
http://www.csmonitor.com/USA/Education/2016/0827/The-school-that-art-saved…
THE WASHINGTON POST…One of Michelle Obama’s key arts programs will continue after she leaves the White House. Management of Turnaround Arts, started five years ago to bring high-quality music, theater, dance and visual arts instruction to underperforming schools, …
EDUCATION WEEK…A five-year-old White House program that supports art in struggling schools will join forces with the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts and continue to add schools in coming years.
http://blogs.edweek.org/edweek/curriculum/2016/05/white_house_turnaround_arts_in.html…
USA TODAY…The last time Aleya McBride visited the White House, she was following around a tour guide during a class field trip. On Wednesday, the wiry 10-year-old with the unruly poof of black hair was going to dance for …
Fox 5 DC…Hollywood actress Elizabeth Banks was in the District Wednesday to celebrate arts, humanities, and a major book donation at a D.C. public school. Turnaround Arts worked with Reading Is Fundamental, the largest nonprofit literacy organization in the …
Monterey Herald, Marcos Cabrera…Mary Chapa Academy joined the program in May 2014, with Smith signing on as a mentor because of the school’s proximity to Monterey and the site of the Monterey International Pop Festival. At the time, the …
KGO ABC 7, Chris Nguyen…Students at an East Bay Elementary School were treated to some Hollywood magic Friday, thanks in part to a national program that educators say has made all the difference in boosting academic achievement.
http://abc7news.com/education/actor-tim-robbins-visits-hayward-school/1220949/
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San Diego Union Tribune, Bradley J. Fikes…Arts programs usually dwindle at underperforming schools, where attention is focused on improving grades and other traditional educational metrics. Turnaround Arts tackles the problem from another angle — that of motivation and educational …
Despierta America (Univision)…Students at Ebbets Field Middle School have a special guest for their first music performance in five years…Marc Anthony in the front row. Ebbets Field joined Turnaround Arts this school year and is already feeling the power …
TEDxPennsylvaniaAvenue, Rachel Goslins…Why do our nation’s schools continue to suffer from declines in arts education budgets and instructional time even though a 2005 Harris Poll found that 93% of Americans believe that the arts are vital to a well-rounded …
