Arts deepen learning and student engagement in schools
The piece argues that music and the arts strengthen spatial reasoning and math concepts, reach disengaged students, and provide belonging. It highlights marching band, Mariachi, dance, theater and arts classes as tools to improve school experience and foster lifelong appreciation for the arts.
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