[Congressional Bills 115th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H. Res. 803 Introduced in House (IH)]
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115th CONGRESS
2d Session
H. RES. 803
Expressing support for designation of the weeks of March 25, 2018,
through April 7, 2018, as National Young Audiences Arts for Learning
Weeks.
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
March 22, 2018
Mr. Lance (for himself and Mrs. Davis of California) 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 weeks of March 25, 2018,
through April 7, 2018, as National Young Audiences Arts for Learning
Weeks.
Whereas arts education, comprising a rich array of disciplines including dance,
music, theatre, media arts, literature, design, and visual arts, is an
essential element of a complete and well-rounded 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 Young Audiences Arts for Learning impacts over 5,000,000 schoolchildren
annually with valuable arts-in-education programs;
Whereas Young Audiences Arts for Learning presents more than 80,000 arts-in-
education programs to students and teachers;
Whereas Young Audiences Arts for Learning works with over 4,600 professional
teaching artists;
Whereas Young Audiences Arts for Learning produces programs in more than 8,300
schools and community centers annually;
Whereas Young Audiences Arts for Learning encompasses 30 affiliates across the
country and the entire network of YA affiliates is participating in the
2017 National Young Audiences Arts for Learning Weeks;
Whereas Alliance Arts for Learning Institute in Atlanta, Georgia, provided 300
performances, workshops, and residencies to 10,000 students;
Whereas Arkansas Learning through the Arts joined the Young Audiences Arts for
Learning network to better serve the students throughout the State of
Arkansas;
Whereas Arts Council of Kern/Arts for Learning in Bakersfield, California,
reached students in schools throughout Kern County;
Whereas Arts for Learning Connecticut worked with 560,000 students throughout
the State of Connecticut last year;
Whereas Arts for Learning Indiana offered arts integrated programs and worked
with over 60,000 students throughout the State;
Whereas Arts for Learning Miami provided 300 in-depth artist residencies with
more than 60 partners, with programming reaching youth from infancy
through high school graduation;
Whereas Arts for Learning San Diego served over 100,000 students in 170 schools;
Whereas Arts Partners, Wichita, Kansas, offered almost 1,000 programs to 40,000
students;
Whereas Big Thought in Dallas, Texas, reached more than 143,000 students at over
433 learning locations;
Whereas Center for Arts-Inspired Learning, in Cleveland, Ohio, provided 6,600
programs for 225,000 children;
Whereas Chicago Arts Partnerships in Education worked with 4,000 students in 75
Chicago Public Schools;
Whereas Kansas City Young Audiences in Missouri, the largest nonprofit arts
education provider in the region, served over 100,000 students;
Whereas Springboard, St. Louis, delivered over 1,000 program sessions to more
than 60,000 students in the greater St. Louis region;
Whereas Think 360 Arts for Learning, in Denver, Colorado, worked with almost
32,000 kids across the State;
Whereas Young Audiences Maryland partnered with every school district in the
State to provide programs to almost 180,000 students;
Whereas Young Audiences New Jersey & Eastern Pennsylvania provided programming
to 844 schools and partnering institutions serving over 400,000
students;
Whereas Young Audiences New York worked with 100,000 students across New York
City;
Whereas Young Audiences of Abilene reached more than 15,000 students this year;
Whereas Young Audiences of Houston hosted the Houston Arts Partners conference
for more than 1,000 participants and provided 3,000 programs to over
200,000 students;
Whereas Young Audiences of Louisiana served more than 75,000 students this year;
Whereas Young Audiences of Massachusetts served more than 130,000 students this
year;
Whereas Young Audiences of Northeast Texas' 45 teaching artists presented 450
programs to 22,000 students across northeast Texas;
Whereas Young Audiences of Northern California provided programs to more than
25,000 students this past year;
Whereas Young Audiences of Oregon & SW Washington celebrated its 59th year by
partnering with schools to provide programs to over 72,000 students
across the region;
Whereas Young Audiences of Rochester, established in 1962, is upstate New York's
oldest and most comprehensive arts-in-education organization and worked
with over 186,000 students this past year;
Whereas Young Audiences of Santa Cruz County, Arizona, provided equitable arts
integrated learning programs to students in Santa Cruz County;
Whereas Young Audiences of Southeast Texas reached over 26,000 children with
arts-in-education programs this past year;
Whereas Young Audiences of Southwest Florida joined the Young Audiences network
to better serve the students in Naples and Collier counties and the
surrounding area;
Whereas Young Audiences of Virginia served over 52,000 students last year;
Whereas Young Audiences of Western New York reached 41,000 children in more than
180 schools, and in afterschool programs at community and cultural
centers; and
Whereas the weeks of April 9, 2017, through April 22, 2017, would be appropriate
weeks to designate as National Young Audiences Arts for Learning Weeks:
Now, therefore, be it
Resolved, That the House of Representatives--
(1) supports the designation of National Young Audiences
Arts for Learning Weeks;
(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 Weeks 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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