Bill > HR2485

This bill, the Arts Education for All Act, aims to comprehensively expand and improve arts education across multiple levels of the educational system. The bill makes significant changes to several existing laws, including the Child Care and Development Block Grant Act, the Elementary and Secondary Education Act, the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act, and education research statutes. Key provisions include requiring states to develop strategies for supporting arts education, such as integrating arts instruction into curricula, increasing the number of arts educators, and creating partnerships with teaching artists. The bill mandates that school report cards include detailed information about arts courses, and it requires schools to evaluate and potentially incorporate arts courses into their offerings. Additionally, the legislation calls for professional development for teachers in arts education and arts integration, supports arts education in afterschool and summer programs, and directs the Institute of Education Sciences to conduct rigorous research on the effectiveness of arts education methods. The bill also extends arts education considerations to areas like juvenile justice programs and early childhood education, emphasizing the potential of arts education to improve student achievement, creativity, and overall learning outcomes across diverse student populations.

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https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/2485/all-info