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 recognizing and celebrating Arts Education. […]
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 tell us very much. Is […]
What Comes First? Celebrating Arts in Education

By Judy Bush, NFTA Board Member When I was a kid growing up in the city, if someone had asked me where my hamburger came from, I would have said […]
The New Culture War: What We Stand to Lose

by Dr. Lance Nielsen In America today, a new kind of culture war is being waged, one not of ideas or identity, but one aimed squarely at the institutions that […]
Introducing the Nebraska Arts Education Data Project (AEDP)

We’re excited about Nebraska’s Arts Education Data Project (AEDP), which was launched earlier this fall. Our state’s AEDP program was made possible by a partnership between the Nebraska Arts Council […]
Why the Arts Matter – Using the facts.

Each year, the Americans for the Arts and the Arts Action Fund provides data and facts on the impact of the arts. In Nebraska, the Creative Economy is 2.21% of […]