The Arts Education Partnership is pleased to announce the release of ArtsEdSearch.org—the nation's first online research and policy clearinghouse that documents the educational outcomes of arts learning for students and teachers.

A first-of-its kind, ArtsEdSearch™  grew out of a need for high quality, centrally located, and user-friendly information on the essential role the arts play in developing students’ creative thinking, problem solving, communication, and collaboration skills—attributes many education and business leaders identify as important in preparing young people for college and career success. 

ArtsEdSearch’s easy-to-navigate design provides access to research summaries—written in everyday language—that examine the educational outcomes of arts learning and analyze the research for implications for education policy more broadly.

While other online resources focus on how to teach the arts well or how to assess students' technical knowledge in the arts, ArtsEdSearch has a unique focus on how education in the arts affects students’ cognitive, academic, personal, social and civic development. ArtsEdSearch also provides valuable information on how teaching strategies based in the arts influence educators’ instructional practice and engagement in the teaching profession.