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To be eligible, at least 40 percent of the student population of the teacher's school must be eligible for free or reduced lunch. In the face of new arts education standards, The Arts Equation by Bruce Taylor combines a passionate defense of the value of the arts in our lives with practical, hands-on strategies for creating successful programs to comply with state arts education standards. Available from your local bookseller. She explores dance education as a discipline, how dance education can develop within overall school reform and addresses the connections between dance and other academic subjects. The book examines how science museums complement, enhance and improve the preparation of tomorrow's teachers.