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CAP Appoints Dr. Lucy Chen as Vice President of Advocacy & Community Engagement
CAP appoints Dr. Lucy Chen as Vice President of Advocacy & Community Engagement. Dr. Chen will lead CAP’s advocacy efforts in support of its vision: for Northeast Florida to lead the nation in providing essential and accessible arts education that recognizes, grows and amplifies every child’s unique skills and strengths.
Truth, Beauty and Goodness
Last year brought more than one occasion to mourn the passing of an era with the deaths of notable figures, from scientists to...
Gender Equity – Boys Need the Arts as Much as Girls
Moving into fall, you’re just as likely to find girls playing soccer, basketball and any number of other sports as boys. Though...
The False Dichotomy
Every now and then, we get an idea in our head and no matter the evidence to the contrary, we won’t change our mind. We’re like...
The Arts Influence Mental Health
Everyone I’ve ever known who is raising a child longs for three things above all - for their child to be healthy, safe and...
New Superintendent Needs Support to Invest in Arts Education
Stating the long-term goal should be for every school to have art and music, Dr. Diana Greene made the strongest statement of...
The Arts Prevent Summer Learning Loss
Between undergrad and graduate studies, I took six years off to work. I’ve never forgotten going back to grad school and...
Your Brain on Arts
Americans of a certain age spend an estimated $1.3 billion annually on brain training games such as Lumosity as we grasp for...
Achievement in the Arts: Celebrating Creative Thinkers
Achievement in an art form is like achievement in anything else – when kids are challenged to perform better and work at it, they show improvement. Most children are not gifted at math but are taught early on that they must at least become proficient in it. It should be the same with the arts.
A Champion for the Arts: Jacksonville’s Superintendent Search
Policies at the district, state and federal levels all speak to the critical importance of quality arts education if we have any...
Arts Education for Juvenile Offenders
Actions have consequences. This truth underlay the “tough on crime” stance I long held toward youth involved in the criminal...
Arts Integration: An Education Reform Strategy Business Should Back
As 129,000 Duval County Public Schools students embark upon a new school year, laments about the poor quality of public...