Music Advocacy Facts

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The U.S. Department of Education advocates the arts as subject material for college-bound students because of its significant contribution to intellectual development. The Department also encourages college-bound students to experience one year of Visual and Performing Arts.

From: "Getting Ready for College Early: A Handbook for Parents of Students in the Middle and Junior High School Years," U.S. Department of Education, 1997

Available here: MENC - Benefits of Music Education Brochure, Spring 2002