Schools that made room in their schedules for the arts at the expense of other academic disciplines did not suffer a decline in standardized test scores. Critical Links: Learning in the Arts and Student Academic and Social Development 2002, p.90

SAT scores of students with high levels of arts involvement were 59 points higher on the verbal portion and 44 points higher on the math portion than the scores of students with no arts involvement. College Entrance Examination Board Study, 1995

Elementary students who attended schools in which the arts were integrated with classroom curriculum used more self-regulatory behaviors, outperformed their peers in reading and math and showed higher levels of confidence about their own academics than did low arts children. Critical Links: Learning in the Arts and Student Academic and Social Development, 2002, p.66, Champions of Change, 1999 
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Art programs have been shown to empower populations few programs can reach. Direct contact with the arts and professional artists provides positive stimulus and personal reinforcement, and is proven to interrupt the slide into negative lifestyles. Living the Arts through Language and Learning: a report on community-based youth organizations 
Shirley Brice Heath 1998

Seniors participating in weekly arts programs are shown to have higher overall rating of physical health, fewer doctor’s visits, less medication use, fewer instances of falls, better morale and less loneliness and depression.
Creativity and Aging Study, Cohen 2006

The No Child Left Behind Act lists the Arts as a core academic subject. Despite this, arts education curriculum has steadily eroded since it’s enactment. Arts Education; Creating Student Success in School, Work and Life 2006