At the head of its class (open access)

At the head of its class

A newspaper clipping featuring an article on children from Forest Hill Elementary School at the head of their class with high grades in arts education. The article goes into the fact that arts education has been around since the 1950s but there never has been such an interest until now, art education is being re-examined. Art is being viewed as important to all students as a means of enchaining learning and other disciplines such as math and science. The article continues into the hard work that Getty Center and the education reformation program has undergone to see changes in the schools curriculum.
Date: April 13, 1989
Creator: Tyson, Janet
System: The UNT Digital Library
[Denton Record-Chronicle article, June 4, 1989] (open access)

[Denton Record-Chronicle article, June 4, 1989]

An article from the Denton Record-Chronicle about the grant received by UNT for the NTIEVA program. The grant was from the Getty Center for Education in the Arts and supports the collaboration program with the DFW Metroplex art museums.
Date: June 4, 1989
Creator: Denton Record-Chronicle
System: The UNT Digital Library
[Newspaper clippings] (open access)

[Newspaper clippings]

Newspaper clippings featuring articles about Plano Independent School District supporting art programs, in the first article "School board OKs art plan," many parents called the school board in support of the school art program and following such PISD will hire five art specialist at $33,000 a year to augment art education. In the continuing article "PISD to hire art specialists," the school will be participating in two summer programs by the Getty Foundation to teach the faculty how to fully use the new concepts to tackle art education.
Date: June 28, 1989
Creator: News Star Courier
System: The UNT Digital Library
[Update, June 12, 1989] (open access)

[Update, June 12, 1989]

A newsletter clipping with bulletin information about the art happenings at the University of North Texas, information about the progress with the program North Texas Institute for Educators on the Visual Arts and with the art faculty involved at the school, the program and the Denton community. This newsletter informs about the five-year grant received by North Texas from the Getty Center for Education in the Arts for the education reform program. The art education reform will promote changes in teaching of the visual arts to thousands of children in the North Texas.
Date: June 12, 1989
Creator: University of North Texas
System: The UNT Digital Library
Fort Worth Fifth-Graders Give Full Treatment To Art Class (open access)

Fort Worth Fifth-Graders Give Full Treatment To Art Class

A scanned newspaper clipping featuring an article about teacher, Georiga Blaydes and her fifth-grade class room of students undergoing the experimental discipline-based art education program. The students have become as serious about art criticism as professional critics. Changes in art curriculum are being implemented statewide as part of a package of sweeping education reforms approved by the Texas Legislature in 1981. In the article, Ms. Blaydes has been working with the University of North Texas administrators as they plan for a regional center for the visual arts that will promote new art education programs.
Date: November 10, 1989
Creator: unknown
System: The UNT Digital Library
Kids critics (open access)

Kids critics

A scanned newspaper clipping featuring an article about teacher, Georiga Blaydes and her fifth-grade class room of students undergoing the experimental discipline-based art education program. The students have become as serious about art criticism as professional critics. Changes in art curriculum are being implemented statewide as part of a package of sweeping education reforms approved by the Texas Legislature in 1981. In the article, Ms. Blaydes has been working with the University of North Texas administrators as they plan for a regional center for the visual arts that will promote new art education programs.
Date: October 9, 1989
Creator: Gilberto, Julie
System: The UNT Digital Library
[UNT is given $625,000 grant for visual arts program] (open access)

[UNT is given $625,000 grant for visual arts program]

A newspaper clipping from the Dallas Morning News, Metro Report, featuring a snippet about UNT being granted a $625,000 grant for their visual arts educational reform program, to promote new methods of teaching visual arts.
Date: June 5, 1989
Creator: Dallas Morning News
System: The UNT Digital Library
UNT receives $625,000 grant (open access)

UNT receives $625,000 grant

A newspaper clipping featuring an article written about the University of North Texas receiving a grant from the Getty Center to fund their art education reform program. The purpose of DBAE, or discipline-based art education, is to integrate skills of knowledge and understanding of art production, art history, art criticism and aesthetics.
Date: June 4, 1989
Creator: Denton Record-Chronicle
System: The UNT Digital Library
[Sara Lee supporting the arts] (open access)

[Sara Lee supporting the arts]

A newspaper clipping from The Dallas Morning News, October 4, 1989 about the Sara Lee Corporation. Chairman John Bryan discusses that the company will commit to funding programs for the arts and encourages other business in the community to invest in the arts as well. From the desk of Jack Davis, William McCarter, as they researched foundations and charities to support their education reform program.
Date: October 4, 1989
Creator: Simnacher, Joe
System: The UNT Digital Library
At the head of its class (open access)

At the head of its class

A newspaper clipping featuring an article about Fort Worth ISD being high in art education grades. The article goes into the fact that arts education has been around since the 1950s but there never has been such an interest until now, art education is being re-examined. Art is being viewed as important to all students as a means of enchaining learning and other disciplines such as math and science. The article continues into the hard work that Getty Center and the education reformation program has undergone to see changes in the schools curriculum.
Date: April 13, 1989
Creator: Fort Worth Star-Telegram
System: The UNT Digital Library
Nancy Perot Mulford (open access)

Nancy Perot Mulford

A newspaper clipping from the Dallas Times Herald on Nancy Perot Mulford, daughter of H. Ross Perot, billionaire and philanthropist of the Perot Group and the Perot Foundation. The article goes into details on Mulford duties at the Perot Group and her business adventures.
Date: [1989..]
Creator: Henricks, Mark
System: The UNT Digital Library
[Plano Star Courier articles, 1989-06-28 (open access)

[Plano Star Courier articles, 1989-06-28

A series of article clippings from the Plano Star Courier written by Curtis Howell that covers the new Plano ISD art program. The plan is to hire art specialists that will visit each school and aid in classroom learning.
Date: June 28, 1989
Creator: Howell, Curtis
System: The UNT Digital Library
The little guy buzz by the big guy in giving, December 7, 1989 (open access)

The little guy buzz by the big guy in giving, December 7, 1989

A newspaper clipping from the Fort Worth Star-Telegram, December 7, 1989. The clipping is written about the President of Cincinnati Bell, Raymond "Ray" Clark who has stated that employees of corporations are starting to donate more than the companies themselves. Cincinnati's total of 23,300 employees at one-hundred and ten different companies gave $1.3 million for the $4.9 million raised in the Fine Arts Fund campaign. The Cincinnati Institute of Fine Arts holds the Fine Arts Fund campaign to raise money for eight major arts groups. Clark says giving money to the arts in important and encourages others to do so. From the desk of William McCarter, as he has researched foundations and charities to support the education reform program he has developed with Jack Davis.
Date: December 7, 1989
Creator: Benesch, Connie
System: The UNT Digital Library