Why Performing Arts?

Low-income students who are highly engaged in the arts are twice as likely to graduate from college as their peers with no arts education. 

Students who take four years of arts and music classes score an average of over 150 points higher on the SAT than students who take only one-half year or less. 

Black and Hispanic students lack access to quality arts education compared to their White peers, earning an average of 30 and 25 percent fewer arts credits, respectively. 

Underfunding in performing arts education has created a crisis, with over 55% of school districts reducing funding, causing many programs to become inoperable.