Access to Arts Education in Oregon Schools

The Oregon Department of Education collects data on who teaches every class in every Oregon school. This brings Oregon into compliance with NCLB requirements and provides a list of every course taught in every public school every year. This search engine isolates instruction in music, theatre, dance, media and visual arts courses.  While the data does not indicate student enrollment numbers or total instructional time, it provides: Where the arts are taught, and in what disciplines.

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Arts Learning Programs

Qualities such as teamwork, imagination, and adaptability are intrinsic to participation in the arts. In addition, the arts heighten quality of life in schools by producing more motivated students, higher student engagement and greater community involvement. Ultimately, students who experience the arts have a greater capacity for expressing their ideas and listening to the ideas of others.
Arts Education Forum

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Poetry Out Loud

Poetry Out Loud is a poetry recitation contest open to all Oregon high school students. It is a free program that encourages young performers to learn about great American poems through memorization and competitive performance. It open to all public, parochial and home school groups.
Oregon Arts Education Congress

From 2008-2010, the Commission gathered delegates three times from around the state to discuss critical issues in Oregon. Policy makers and representatives of education, business, and funding sources gathered in support of the mission to create sustainable improvement to Oregon’s K-12 systems so that the arts play a key role in the education of every child.