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[Congressional Bills 113th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H. Res. 484 Introduced in House (IH)]

113th CONGRESS
  2d Session
H. RES. 484

   Expressing support for designation of the week of March 16, 2014, 
 through March 22, 2014, as National Young Audiences Arts for Learning 
                                 Week.

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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                           February 11, 2014

Ms. Slaughter submitted the following resolution; which was referred to 
              the Committee on Education and the Workforce

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                               RESOLUTION

 
   Expressing support for designation of the week of March 16, 2014, 
 through March 22, 2014, 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 a 
        core academic subject and an essential element of a complete and 
        balanced education for all students;
Whereas arts education enables students to develop critical thinking 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;
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 the Young Audiences Arts for Learning impacts more than 5,000,000 school 
        children annually with valuable arts-in-education programs;
Whereas Young Audiences Arts for Learning presents more than 88,000 arts in 
        education programs to students and teachers;
Whereas Young Audiences Arts for Learning works with 4,600 professional teaching 
        artists;
Whereas Young Audiences Arts for Learning produces programs in more than 8,000 
        schools and community centers annually;
Whereas Young Audiences Arts for Learning ensures the highest standards of arts 
        in education programs;
Whereas Young Audiences Arts for Learning creates and disseminates learning 
        resources and ideas for inspiring children, teachers, and volunteers, 
        and supports opportunities for schools, communities, educators, and 
        families to engage in the arts together;
Whereas Young Audiences of Rochester was established in January of 1962, and is 
        upstate New York's oldest and most comprehensive arts-in-education 
        organization;
Whereas with over 150 quality teaching artists and an array of unique programs, 
        Young Audiences of Rochester serves 100,000 young people in urban, 
        rural, and suburban settings annually;
Whereas Young Audiences of Rochester celebrated its 50th anniversary in a merger 
        with ArtPeace to widen the scope and impact of arts learning for young 
        people; and
Whereas the week of March 16, 2014, through March 22, 2014, would be an 
        appropriate week to designate as National Young Audiences Arts for 
        Learning Week: Now, therefore, be it
    Resolved, That the House of Representatives--
            (1) supports the designation of National Young Audiences 
        Arts for Learning Week;
            (2) honors and recognizes the contributions which Young 
        Audiences Arts for Learning programs have made in enriching the 
        lives of students, teachers, volunteers, families, and 
        communities and pays tribute to arts in education and its 
        contribution to society; and
            (3) encourages the people of the United States to observe 
        National Young Audiences Arts for Learning Week with 
        appropriate ceremonies and activities that promote awareness of 
        the role that arts in education plays in enriching the 
        education of young people and enriching United States society 
        as a whole.
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