A newsletter, The Social Studies, featuring an article, "Images of American Business: Integrating Art and Economics," by James D. Laney and Patricia A. Moseley. The article mentions art education and the role of arts in human education and development as an essential academic subject area. Comprehensive arts education programs have been developed in recent years and the programs have been implemented in school systems across the United States through collaborative efforts. Included in the article is a discipline-based art education diagram drawn by the North Texas Institute for Educators on the Visual Arts to describe the four basic principals of DBAE. The model illustrates the complexity of the connections and relations about the various art disciplines.

A newsletter, Education Week, American Education's Newspaper of Record, Editorial Projects in Education, Vol. 8, No. 11. Featuring an article, "In Pittsburgh: New Approaches to Testing Track Arts 'Footprints'." 7th grade violinist listen to two versions of "Chop Sticks" and are asked to write about what was good or bad about the performances, what could be better and how the ensemble can improve it. The exercise is part of an experiment research program in music, visual arts and creative writing by Harvard University's Project Zero, the Educational Testing Services and Pittsburgh Public Schools known as Arts Propel.

A report summary regarding the Getty Center for Arts in Education supporting North Texas Regional Institute for Educators on the Visual Arts for $1,360. Mentioned are Jack Davis and William McCarter, the co-directors of North Texas Regional Institute for Educators on the Visual Arts.

A North Texas Institute for Educators on the Visual Arts newsletter for the November 1990, Vol. 1 No. 2. The newsletter features an article, "1991 Institute Plans Underway," the primary purpose of the summer institutes are to train educators from the public schools and museums to be knowledgeable in discipline-based art education and to implement it in the curriculum. Also include in the newsletter are updates on the Art Conference in Fort Worth held by the Texas Art Educators Association where Dr. Jack Davis and Dr. William McCarter will give an overview of North Texas Institute for Educators on the Visual Arts.