"Conclusions: Previous studies have found play, inspiration and learning to be associated with well-being. It therefore seems reasonable to conclude that the creative aspects of the courses did play an important part in improving participants’ well-being."

This Brown Center Report (BCR) on American Education is the sixth and final edition in the third volume and the 16th issue overall. The series began in 2000. As in the past, the report comprises three studies. Also in keeping with tradition, the first section features recent results from state, national, or international assessments; the second section investigates a thematic topic in education, either by collecting new data or by analyzing existing empirical evidence in a novel way; and the third section looks at one or more education policies.

This one pager prepared in 2017 shows trends in private sector charitable gifts to the arts, culture, and humanities from 2005-2016. The data is from The Center on Philanthropy at Indiana University, Giving USA 2016 with analysis by Americans for the Arts.

Compiled from American Institutes for Research "Evaluation of Professional Development in the Use of Arts-Integrated Activities with Mathematics Content: Findings from the Evaluation of the WolfTrap Arts in Education Model Development and Dissemination Grant" 2014, this fact sheet prepared by Americans for the Arts in 2017 shows that infusing math instruction with performing arts strategies in early childhood education programs has a significant effect on students' math achievement.

This 2017 Arts Facts prepared by Americans for the Arts highlights data from a U.S. Department of Education report showing that only 3% of elementary schools offer dance and only 4% offer theare programs.

In 2017 Americans for the Arts prepared this fact sheet to show the value of an arts education for children.

Studies by the U.S. Departmen of Justice demonstrate increased pre-social behaviro amoung youth invovled with arts programs.

The report released by the National Low Income Housing Coalition in March 2017 by finds that no state has an adequate supply of affordable rental housing for the lowest income renters.

A collaboration between AFTA’s National Initiative on Arts & Health and the Military and the Local Arts Advancement departments, Arts Deployed is a guide for arts organizations and artists interested in bringing creative arts programming to military and Veteran communities, their caregivers, and families.