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The Arts Are Vital to Young People's Success in School and in Life PDF - Susan Sclafani is assistant secretary for vocational and adult education in the U.S. Department of Education. In a speech given at the Education Commission of the States’ Spring Steering Committee on May 7, 2005, in Little Rock, Arkansas, she discussed how learning in and through the arts is central to fulfilling the No Child Left Behind Act’s goal of improved student achievement. (Education Commission of the States, July 2005)...
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