An article written by A. Lee Graham, Staff Writer for the Dallas Morning News, titled "Bedford school explores the art of learning." The article is about Shady Brook Elementary school in Bedford, Texas, as one of the six North Texas schools in the program "Transforming Education Through the Arts Challenge," to receive a share of the $200,000 grant funding for the next five years.

A photocopy of a newspaper clipping, that reads "Steve Allen to open arts center." The clipping shows illustrations of the building and floor plan of the Walton Arts Center, a performing arts center located in Fayetteville, Arkansas. The Walton Arts Center is named after the Walton family, because of funds donated to complete construction, and its grand opening concert was performed by composer and musician, Steven Allen. These pages belonged to the desk of Jack Davis, William McCarter, as they researched foundations to support their education reform program.

A newspaper clipping featuring an article on the Edward and Betty Marcus Foundation gifting almost $80,000 to North Texas Institute for Educators on the Visual Arts to reproduce famous artwork that are shown in the Dallas and Fort Worth Museums. The money will go directly to producing twenty-five laminated, 18 x 24 foot poster reproductions and is part of the national movement to blend aesthetics, history, criticism and technique in the teaching of arts.

A newspaper clipping featuring an article on a delegation from the People's Republic of China will visit the University of North Texas to learn about unique program that uses art to improve public school learning. The delegation is visiting the United States at the invitation of the Getty Education Institution for the Arts.