Music Advocacy Facts

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According to surveys conducted by the Center on Education Policy, survey and case study participants have noted the following negative affects of NCLB on the curriculum:
• less instructional time for subjects like music
• less social time for students
• less instructional time for creative classroom activities
• testing requires an excessive amount of instructional time
• higher-achieving students receive less attention from teachers
• the curriculum is not as diverse

From: "From the Capital to the Classroom: Year 4 of the No Child Left Behind Act," Center on Education Policy, March 2006, Chapter 1, Page 10

Available here: Center on Education Policy

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