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 …
Wolf Trap…Turnaround Arts and Wolf Trap Foundation for the Performing Arts announce a national partnership to support arts-integrated learning in early childhood classrooms across the country. Through in-class services for young children, ongoing training for educators, and resource development …
PIX11, Joe Mauceri…Art programs are often the first ones cut when schools are forced to trim the budget, even though these programs have been shown to help students learn better in the core subjects like math, science, and reading. …
PEOPLE, Rose Minutaglio…Sarah Jessica Parker knows first-hand how to get kids amped up for a new school year. “We’ve seen unbelievable evidence of the difference in a child’s daily life when you bring arts into a school,” Parker tells …
Hawaii News Now, Chris Tanaka…Kalihi Kai elementary school students were given a gift Wednesday when Jack Johnson and Jake Shimabukuro performed there. And to think, they were just the warm-up act. Kalihi Kai, along with Kamaile Academy and Waianae …
Connecticut Post, Linda Conner Lambeck…Illusionist David Blaine asked Victoria Castellani, 9, what her favorite subject was, and the Hallen School fourth grader whispered “math.” It was magic to his ears. The Brooklyn-born performer, one of four acclaimed artists assigned …
NOLA.com, John Pope…Alfre Woodard, an actress with a shelf full of awards attesting to her talent, has a simple explanation for her success: Somebody showed up. That motivation brought her to Homer A. Plessy Community School, which sits behind …
CNBC, Paula Abdul…I loved my teachers at Van Nuys Junior and Van Nuys High School in Los Angeles — especially in the music department where they taught me discipline and creativity. I vividly recall many of the life lessons …
