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Advocacy Blog Gallery
Creativity, Connection, and the Classroom
Creativity, Connection, and the Classroom: Research Insights on School and Community Arts Partnerships By Lance Nielsen The month of March is a time dedicated to
What’s Behind the Numbers?
Permission to reprint by author, Bob Morrison The Number: 67.5% by Bob Morrison, Arts Education Data Project On its own, a number like 67.5% does not actually
Light Returning: What Ancient Traditions Teach Us About Creative Practice
The winter solstice, occurring around December 21 in the Northern Hemisphere, marks the shortest day and longest night of the year. For many ancient cultures,
What Dogs Can Teach Us About Loyalty, Love, and the Art of Connection
by Lance Nielsen I am a proud dog dad! I love how Coco, my English Bulldog, makes me feel, and the fact that she is
Arts Education Resources
Research Studies and Statistics
A list of research related to arts education.
Arts Education Funding: A Two-Year National Snapshot (Published March 2026)
Arts education programs nationwide rely on a variety of funding sources to sustain and strengthen high-quality opportunities for students to participate in dance, media arts, music, theatre, and visual arts. To understand the reach, impact, and limitations of these resources, the Arts Education Alliance and the NAMM SupportMusic Coalition collaborated to analyze how K–12 districts across the country used federal and local funding streams to support arts education over two consecutive school years.
Arts Education Data Project (AEDP)
Nebraska AEDP Dashboard
Arts & Economic Impact
ROI on the Arts
Depolying Dollars Broadly - A Nebraska Snapshot
AEP6 Report
The Economic & Social Impact Study of Nonprofit Arts & Culture Organizations & Their Audiences
The Arts and Culture Sector’s Contributions to Economic Recovery and Resiliency in the United States
2021 Key Findings Douglas S. Noonan, Ph.D. Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis Paul H. O’Neill School of Public and Environmental Affairs, AEI Lab
Measuring The Arts
The Arts in the United States: Developing Key National Indicators of Arts Activity A Report for the National Endowment for the Arts by the National Arts Statistics and Evidence-based Reporting Center Ashley Roberts, Thomas Snyder, Landa Spingler, Jim Lindsay, and Damon Blair National Arts Statistics and Evidence-based Reporting Center
Arts and Cultural Production Satellite Account
Nebraska Data - 2023
