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114TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. RES. 678 

Expressing support for designation of the week of March 27, 2016, through 

April 2, 2016, as National Young Audiences Arts for Learning Week. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

APRIL 13, 2016 

Mr. LANCE (for himself and Ms. SLAUGHTER) submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the Committee on Education and the Workforce 

RESOLUTION 

Expressing support for designation of the week of March 

27, 2016, through April 2, 2016, as National Young 

Audiences Arts for Learning Week. 

Whereas arts education, comprising a rich array of disciplines 

including dance, music, theatre, media arts, literature, 

design, and visual arts, is an essential element of a complete and well-rounded education for all students; 

Whereas arts education enables students to develop criticalthinking and problem-solving skills, imagination and creativity, discipline, alternative ways to communicate and 

express feelings and ideas, and cross-cultural understanding, which supports academic success nationwide as 

well as personal growth outside the classroom; 


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Whereas the nonprofit arts sector is an economic engine and 

plays a significant role in the economic health of communities large and small with direct expenditures of wages 

and benefits as well as goods and services; 

Whereas to succeed in today’s economy, students must masterfully use words, images, sounds, and movement to 

communicate; 

Whereas Young Audiences Arts for Learning impacts 

4,800,000 schoolchildren annually with valuable arts-ineducation programs; 

Whereas Young Audiences Arts for Learning presents more 

than 86,000 arts in education programs to students and 

teachers; 

Whereas Young Audiences Arts for Learning works with over 

4,500 professional teaching artists; 

Whereas Young Audiences Arts for Learning produces programs in more than 8,300 schools and community centers annually; 

Whereas Young Audiences Arts for Learning encompasses 30 

affiliates across the country and the entire network of YA 

affiliates is participating in the 2016 National Young Audiences Arts for Learning Week; 

Whereas Alliance Arts for Learning Institute in Atlanta, 

Georgia, provided 1,300 performances, workshops, and 

residencies to 190,000 students; 

Whereas Arts Council of Kern/Arts for Learning in Bakersfield, California, reached many communities; 

Whereas Arts for Learning Connecticut worked with 325,000 

kids throughout the State of Connecticut last year; 


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Whereas Arts for Learning Indiana offered arts-integrated 

programs and worked with over 55,000 students in 2015; 

Whereas Arts for Learning Miami provided 300 in-depth artist residencies at more than 60 partners, with programming reaching youth from infancy through high school 

graduation; 

Whereas Arts for Learning San Diego served over 550,000 

students in 145 schools; 

Whereas Arts Partners, Wichita, Kansas, offered almost 

1,000 programs to 40,000 students; 

Whereas Big Thought in Dallas, Texas, reached more than 

168,000 students with more than 14,000 programs; 

Whereas Center for Arts-Inspired Learning, in Cleveland, 

Ohio, provided 5,600 programs for 200,000 children; 

Whereas Chicago Arts Partnerships in Education worked 

with 8,000 students in 75 Chicago Public Schools; 

Whereas COMPAS, St. Paul, MN, provided creative opportunities for 32,000 students; 

Whereas Gateway to the Arts/Pittsburgh Cultural Trust provided 1,100 programs for 28,000 children; 

Whereas Kansas City Young Audiences, Missouri, the largest 

nonprofit arts education provider in the region, served 

over 110,000 students; 

Whereas Springboard, St. Louis, delivered more than 1,000 

program sessions to more than 60,000 students in the 

greater St. Louis region; 

Whereas Think 360 Arts for Learning, Colorado worked with 

almost 32,000 kids across Colorado; 


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Whereas Young Audiences Maryland partnered with every 

school district in the State to provide programs to almost 

180,000 students; 

Whereas Young Audiences New Jersey & Eastern Pennsylvania provided programming to 844 schools and 

partnering institutions serving over 435,000 students; 

Whereas Young Audiences New York worked with 160,000 

students across New York City; 

Whereas Young Audiences of Abilene reached more than 

10,000 students this year; 

Whereas Young Audiences of Houston hosted the Houston 

Arts Partners conference for more than 1,000 participants; and provided programs to 3,000 students; 

Whereas Young Audiences of Louisiana opened its first charter school in 2013, providing a creative educational setting for 400 creative learners; 

Whereas Young Audiences of Massachusetts served more 

than 114,000 students this year; 

Whereas Young Audiences of Northeast Texas’ 45 teaching 

artists presented 130 programs to 22,000 students across 

northeast Texas; 

Whereas Young Audiences of Northern California provided 

programs to more than 25,000 students this past year; 

Whereas Young Audiences of Oregon & SW Washington celebrated its 56th year by partnering with schools to provide 

programs to over 375,000 students across the region; 

Whereas Young Audiences of Rochester, established in 1962, 

is upstate New York’s oldest and most comprehensive 

arts-in-education organization, worked with over 165,000 

students this past year; 


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Whereas Young Audiences of Santa Cruz County, AZ, 

reached more than 48,000 students this year; 

Whereas Young Audiences of Southeast Texas reached over 

26,000 children with arts-in-education programs this past 

year; 

Whereas Young Audiences of Virginia served over 52,000 

students last year; 

Whereas Young Audiences of Western New York reached 

35,000 children in more than 180 schools, after school, 

community, and cultural centers; and 

Whereas the week of March 27, 2016, through April 2, 2016, 

would be an appropriate week to designate as National 

Young Audiences Arts for Learning Week: Now, therefore, be it 

1 Resolved, That the House of Representatives— 

2 (1) supports the designation of National Young 

3 Audiences Arts for Learning Week; 

4 (2) honors and recognizes the contributions 

5 which Young Audiences Arts for Learning programs 

6 have made in enriching the lives of students, teach7 ers, volunteers, families, and communities and pays 

8 tribute to arts in education and its contribution to 

9 society; and 

10 (3) encourages the people of the United States 

11 to observe National Young Audiences Arts for 

12 Learning Week with appropriate ceremonies and ac13 tivities that promote awareness of the role that arts 

14 in education plays in enriching the education of 


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1 young people and enriching United States society as 

2 a whole. 

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