CAP announces a new partnership with IDEA Public Schools that will provide in-school and afterschool visual and performing arts programs to students enrolled at both IDEA’s local campuses.
CAP Partners with IDEA Public Schools
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CAP Supports Duval County School District Ad Valorem Millage Referendum
CAP announces its support of the Duval County School District Ad Valorem Referendum to increase funding to enhance art, music and athletic programs, attract and retain highly qualified teachers and staff through additional compensation, and provide proportionate funding for charter schools.
The Arts Keep Kids Engaged and Build Grit, Perseverance, and Teamwork Skills
Today, American children have less opportunity than prior generations to develop their creativity due to the vanishing of school-based arts education. Arts programs are sometimes gutted because of budget cuts, but most often it is to emphasize subjects that are measured by standardized tests. This might seem logical, but it isn’t.
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...
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
By the time they reach fifth grade, lower-income students are two to three years behind their higher-income peers. The solution: providing structured learning through summer camps learning programs that incorporate the arts.
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...