美国总统艺术人文委员会对美国国内艺术教育的现状进行了深入调查，梳理了近年来有关艺术教育益处及其发展潜力的研究资料。有越来越多的研究显示，浓厚的校园艺术氛围有利于产生积极正面的教育成果，许多学校和项目也已着手进行相关工作。总统艺委会还发现，目前美国各地艺术教育的形式复杂多样，机会不均等的情况也并非鲜见。有些地区活动丰富，而在有些地区不均的状况则日益严重。%The President＇s Committee on Arts and the Humanities （PCAH） has conducted an in-depth review of the current condition of arts education in the United States, surveying recent research about its documented benefits and identifying potential opportunities for advancing arts education. While we found a growing body of research to support positive educational outcomes associated with arts-rich schools, and many schools and pwgrams engaged in such work, we also found enormous variety in the delivery of arts education, resulting in a complex patchwork with pockets of visionary activities flourishing in some locations and inequities in access to arts education increasing in others.
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