Sherwood Boehlert: “The arts motivate and inspire people of all ages to engage in…”

On the recordJune 24, 2005

The arts motivate and inspire people of all ages to engage in learning, and that is what this is all about. Students who take regular arts courses are proven to score on average 90 to 100 points better on their SATs than students that do not take arts classes. Students that attend arts courses are shown to have better attendance, lower dropout rates, participate in more community service and have a higher self-esteem. That sounds to me like a pretty darn good investment in the youth of America. Mr. Chairman, I urge support of this amendment.

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Sherwood Boehlert

New York

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