Richard Kessler

Executive Director of the Center for Arts Education

Richard Kessler appears in the following:

Arts Education and Graduation Rates

Tuesday, November 17, 2009

A new study by the Center for Arts Education has found that schools that have increased access to arts education programs also have higher graduation rates. We’ll talk with Richard Kessler, CAE's Executive Director, and Doug Israel, Director of Research and Policy.

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Name That Instrument! The State of Arts Education

Friday, June 19, 2009

The National Assessment of Educational Progress asked eighth graders across the country in 2008 a series of questions on music and visual art. The results of that test, revealed on Mo...

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Arts Education in NYC Public Schools

Thursday, February 21, 2008

When funding for public schools is cut, arts education is usually the first to go. Richard Kessler of The Center for Arts Education and Councilmember Robert Jackson talk about the state of arts education in NYC’s public school system.

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Arts AND Sciences?

Wednesday, August 29, 2007

Richard Kessler, executive director of The Center for Arts Education, and Dr. Sharon Dunn, senior instructional manager for arts education in the Department of Education's Office of Arts and Special Projects, discuss NYC public school arts education and how it might be affected by the principals’ ...

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