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Access to the Arts in U.S. Schools (FRSS)

The Institute of Education Sciences (IES) under the U.S. Department of Education has released the report Arts Education in Public Elementary and Secondary Schools: 1999-2000 and 2009-2010. The report outlines data collected under the Fast Response System Survey (FRSS) on student access to arts education and the resources available for arts instruction. The 2009-2010 FRSS survey on arts education is the third of its kind. The first two were in 1994-1995 and 1999-2000.

To download the Arts Education in Public Elementary and Secondary Schools: 1999-2000 and 2009-2010 report, click here.
To read Secretary of Education Arne Duncan's prepared remarks on the release of the report, click here.
To read IES's two page summary of the report findings, click here.

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Arts Education Partnership Toolkit

AEP and a coalition of partners–including Americans for the Arts, Educational Theatre Association, League of American Orchestras, National Art Education Association, NAfME: The National Association for Music Education, NAMM, National Dance Education Organization, Quadrant Arts Education Research, State Education Agency Directors of Arts Education, and Theatre Communications Group–have developed a toolkit for understanding, communicating, and utilizing the Arts Education in Public Elementary and Secondary Schools report.

What is the FRSS?

Established in 1975, the Fast Response Survey System (FRSS) collects issue-oriented data on key education issues at the elementary and secondary levels as needed by the Department of Education. The FRSS collects data nationally from state education agencies and other education organizations and participants, including local education agencies, public and private primary and secondary schools, teachers, and principals, and public and school libraries. Surveys are kept short, and sample sizes are small (generally 1000-1500 respondents per survey) to ensure timely data collection. For more on the FRSS, click here.