This online survey includes responses of teachers, principals, superintendents, community arts organizations, school arts educators, and the general public. There was clear agreement from respondents that the arts are very important for the cognitive (88%), emotional (80%), and social (72%) development of children. 81% of respondents also indicated that the arts are a useful instrument for teaching in other subjects. 99% of respondents reported that arts activities were occurring in their schools, the most frequent being art classes, music classes, and performances/concerts. Music and art, 87% and 77% respectively, had the greatest amount of instructional time and most schools had a full-time teacher for these subjects. The activities that occurred the least included dance instruction, creative art therapies, and artists-in-residence.

This online survey includes responses of teachers, principals, superintendents, community arts organizations, school arts educators, and the general public.