Once possessing some of the highest test scores in math, science, and literature, America currently fights to reacquire the scores it once had. ... In "Arts and Education", Kronkosky clarifies that art education helps develop cognitive thinking skills. ... According to Lauren Stevenson's research, "students who took four years of arts coursework outperformed their peers who had one half-year or less of arts coursework by 58 points on the verbal portion and 38 points on the math portion of the SAT" (Stevenson 9). ... Test scores increased by 49% in math, 63% in reading,...

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Studying the arts can help students develop coordination and even spawn creativity. ... A report in January 2006 on the status of arts education in California concluded that: "Emphasis on reading and math in both state and federal accountability systems has an unintentional impact on the provision of instruction in the arts and other required subjects. ... One of the studies performed concluded that students involved/experienced in music performance scored 53 points higher on the verbal portion on the SAT and 39 points higher on the math portion than students that are not involved/experienced ...

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The ideas of Hillocks (2002), McNeil and Valenzuela (2001), and Ravitch (2011), who are all experts on this topic, will help to establish my credibility. ... The 1965 Elementary and Secondary Education Act helped to fund these efforts. ... Furthermore, it is thought that tests help produce a world-class education by encouraging students to reach their full potential, improving our collective productivity, and reestablishing our competitiveness on a global scale (Madaus & Russell, 2010). ... Nichols, Glass, and Berliner's (2012) study about the NAEP test scores in reading and math p...

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But despite every nasty moment I lived in single-sex school, I wouldn't change any of it because it helped me be the strong woman I am today. ... The article shows an objective tone when hard facts are brought up "SAT composite scores (Verbal plus Math) are 43 points higher for single-sex graduates within the independent school sector, and 28 points higher for single-sex alumnae in the Catholic school sector.... As a Catholic all girl school alumni I can say that my experience in those schools made me feel empowered and inspired by strong female mentors that helped me believe that an...

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