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
[Arts & Entertainment, April 13, 1995] (open access)

[Arts & Entertainment, April 13, 1995]

A clipping from the Fort Worth Star-Telegram Arts & Entertainment section. It covers an upcoming movie on KERA and a student learning from Ron Tomlinson, a painter, at the Modern Art Museum of Fort Worth.
Date: April 13, 1995
Creator: Fort Worth Star-Telegram
System: The UNT Digital Library
[Denton Record-Chronicle clipping, November 13, 1992] (open access)

[Denton Record-Chronicle clipping, November 13, 1992]

A clipping from the Denton Record-Chronicle covering a 'Living Paintings' event held at Sam Houston Elementary School. Two students, Nathan Wood and Joel Grimm, are pictured.
Date: November 13, 1992
Creator: Denton Record-Chronicle
System: The UNT Digital Library
[The Dallas Morning News Education Extra, December 13, 1994] (open access)

[The Dallas Morning News Education Extra, December 13, 1994]

A clipping pf a 'Profile' from the Education Extra section of The Dallas Morning News written by Deborah Seathoff. The piece features Dr. R. William McCarter, a professor at UNT and co-director of the NTIEVA program.
Date: December 13, 1994
Creator: Seathoff, Deborah
System: The UNT Digital Library
Watch Out, Arnold (open access)

Watch Out, Arnold

A newspaper clipping featuring a photograph of elementary school boys Nathan Wood (flexing), and Joel Grimm during the "Living Paintings" program at Sam Houston Elementary School. The program was presented by third graders of historical events, people and places.
Date: November 13, 1992
Creator: Denton Record-Chronicle
System: The UNT Digital Library
First Nasher Series draws full house (open access)

First Nasher Series draws full house

An article written by Mark Stedman, Daily Report for the North Texas Daily, titled "First Nasher Series draws full house." The article mentions Patsy and Raymond Nasher, who for the past forty-years have been building a contemporary sculpture collection. An evening with Raymond Nasher who lectured at the Eagle Student Services Building Lecture Hall brought many people to listen as the lecture was the installment of the Patsy and Raymond Nasher Lecture Series in Contemporary Sculpture and Criticism. Dr. Jack Davis, dean of the College of Visual Arts, anticipates that this annual event will become one of the premier lectures series on a international basis.
Date: March 13, 1998
Creator: Stedman, Mark
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
UNT professor urges greater art emphasis (open access)

UNT professor urges greater art emphasis

A newspaper clipping featuring an article on Dr. William McCarter, art educator at the University of North Texas and co-director of North Texas Institute for Educators on the Visual Arts. McCarter believes that art education is often placed outside of the school curriculum as many people believe it to irrelevant. McCarter and NTIEVA hold summer institutes where the workshops train teachers and art educators in discipline-based art education a method using art to teach regular curriculum.
Date: December 13, 1994
Creator: Saathoff, Deborah
System: The UNT Digital Library
[First-grade teachers using shapes, colors] (open access)

[First-grade teachers using shapes, colors]

A newspaper clipping featuring an article on first-grade teachers at Pilot Point Independent School District working with colors and shapes. The classroom recently had a "green day" where they were served green eggs and ham to illustrate Dr. Seuss's book, Green Eggs and Ham.
Date: September 13, 1990
Creator: Kirby, Linda
System: The UNT Digital Library
Dallas school officials welcome plans to rebuild elementary art programs (open access)

Dallas school officials welcome plans to rebuild elementary art programs

A newspaper clipping featuring an article on the Dallas Independent School District having plans to rebuild its fine arts program in elementary schools. Their proposed budget of $620,000 will be to add seventeen art and music teachers and to expand the elementary school band programs.
Date: June 13, 1994
Creator: Bleiberg, Larry
System: The UNT Digital Library