Audio/Video: Policy

The mayor of Los Angeles speaks about the need for strong schools to have strong cities. He suggests mentoring a child...
Education Secretary Arne Duncan discusses the Race to the Top challenge issued by the White House to states. Has it had...
Two leaders who have tremendous influence on the way Americans think about public eduction debate some of the most...
Stand for Children's co-founder Jonah Edelman discusses legislation in Illinois with James Crown.
Urbanization is increasing faster than our population. Cities face enormous challenges ranging from social and economic...
Melody Barnes is the President's Domestic Policy Adviser and the Director of the Domestic Policy Council.  

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Participation by young adults in arts learning activities has declined substantially since 1982 across all art forms. About 8 percent of parents with school-age children said their child had taken private arts lessons in the past year.
Source: National Endowment for the Arts, 2008 Survey of Public Participation in the Arts, November, 2009. –National Endowment for the Arts