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and art tend to coalesce in esthetics, plasticity, and form. 
The greatest scientists are artists as well.’’; 
Whereas arts education enables students to develop critical 
thinking and problem solving skills, imagination and cre-
ativity, discipline, alternative ways to communicate and 
express ideas, and cross-cultural understanding, which 
supports academic success across the curriculum as well 
as personal growth outside the classroom; 
Whereas the nonprofit arts sector contributes to the economy 
and plays an important 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 mas-
terfully use words, images, sounds, and movement to 
communicate; 
Whereas as the Nation works to strengthen its foothold in 
the 21st century global economy, the arts equip students 
with a creative, competitive edge; 
Whereas where schools and communities are delivering high- 
quality learning opportunities in, through, and about the 
arts for children, extraordinary results occur; 
Whereas studies have shown that schools with large popu-
lations of students in poverty can be transformed into vi-
brant hubs of learning through arts education; 
Whereas studies have also found that eighth graders from 
underresourced environments who are highly involved in 
the arts have better grades, less likelihood of dropping 
out by grade ten, have more positive attitudes about 
school, and are more likely to go onto college; 
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Whereas attracting and retaining the best teachers is vital 
and can be achieved by ensuring that schools embrace the 
arts, becoming havens for creativity and innovation; 
Whereas arts education has the power to make students want 
to learn not just within the arts, but other areas of 
study; 
Whereas art is integral to the lives of many United States 
citizens and can improve the vitality of communities and 
the Nation; and 
Whereas the week beginning on the second Sunday of Sep-
tember would be an appropriate week to designate as 
Arts in Education Week: Now, therefore, be it 
Resolved by the House of Representatives (the Senate 
concurring), That Congress— 
(1) supports the designation of Arts in Edu-
cation Week; 
(2) calls on governors, mayors, and other elect-
ed officials from across the United States to issue 
proclamations to raise awareness of the value and 
importance of arts in education; and 
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(3) encourages the President to issue a procla-
mation encouraging the people of the United States 
to observe such week with appropriate activities. 
Passed the House of Representatives July 26, 2010. 
Attest: 
LORRAINE C. MILLER, 
Clerk. 
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