A North Texas Institute for Educators on the Visual Arts newsletter for the Spring Semester, 1998, Vol. 9 No. 2. The newsletter features an article, "The Art-Centered School," discussing art and school reform. The newsletter states that it has become clear that comprehensive art education is making a significant difference in Texas schools, as the abilities of students are demonstrate through their thinking, ability to read, write and talk about art and artists.

An article published in Arts & Activities magazine in the Integrating the curriculum section, titled "Peruvian Moche Jewelry," by Berniece Patterson. Patterson is an art teacher at Woodrow Wilson Elementary School in Denton Texas. Patterson states that it is important for children to study art and cultures as it impacts the way art is produced and it's importance in history. She introduced her Moche culture of Peru studies to her students, asking them to imagine finding tombs and discovering art treasures and having them analyze Moche's jewelry.

A North Texas Institute for Educators on the Visual Arts newsletter for the Summer Semester, 1998, Vol. 9 No. 2. The newsletter features an article, "Integrating Art and Language Arts," Interdisciplinary Connections between Art and Language Arts. The newsletter states that they are many parallels between art and language art as learning becomes connection and cumulative when the two correlated in a classroom. The newsletter will discuss the visual arts with the language arts as art criticism appears in the written form.

An article featured in Arts & Activities newsletter, by Pamela Geiger Stephens and Michelle Mattoon. Pamela Geieger Stephens is a teaching fellow and graduate research assistant at the North Texas Institute for Educators on the Visual Arts, University of North Texas, and Michelle Mattoon is a pre-service art specialist at the University of North Texas. Their article, "Thinking like an Artist," is about a puzzle activity for school children to help develop their own original ideas and encourages careful observation of a work of art. Stephens and Mattoon have developed this puzzle activity to allow students to act like an art critic and aesthetician as they describe an image.

A North Texas Institute for Educators on the Visual Arts newsletter for the Fall Semester, 1998, Vol. 9 No. 3. The newsletter features an article, "Integrating Art and Mathematics," stating that artists from different times and cultures have been fascinated by mathematical concepts and have used them to create artwork. This newsletter will explore the significant art and math activities for students to help them understand math in real-life situations.

An article published in the Principal newsletter, in the Arts in Education section. The article titled, "Improving Student Performance through the Arts" was written by Russ Chapman, a principal for the Shady Brook Elementary School in Bedford, Texas. Chapman writes that he began his career in elementary school over twenty-five years ago and he never centered his mind that arts education could become a powerful tool for boosting academic performance. Chapman's' article details the comprehensive art education ideas and how it was introduced and implemented.