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INTRODUCTION
TIMELINE
In the 2012–13 Baseline Report, Ingenuity provided a brief history
to contextualize the inaugural report. Now, in the fifth edition of
the report, there are changes in the arts education landscape and
milestone achievements to add to the story.
CPS shortens the school day. Coupled with
increasing pressure to perform in core content
areas such as math and literacy, the shortened
day leads many district and school leaders
to de-emphasize arts education.
With support from the
Chicago Community
Trust, CPS launches
17 arts demonstration
schools that share
resources and model
sequential instruction
in visual arts, dance,
theatre, and music.
1979
2003
1980
Local foundations
fund a revamped
CPS Department
of Arts Education,
signaling the growing
importance of the
arts to local civic and
CPS leaders.
2006
1990
1990s
The rise of Local
School Councils 1 gives
individual schools more
authority to determine
budgets, curricula, and
programming, affording
schools with more
opportunities to work
with teaching artists
and arts organizations
to develop unique
arts programs.
1999
The Magnet
Cluster 2 Initiative
supports 60 schools
in developing school-
wide, curriculum-based
fine and performing
arts programs.
2008
The Wallace Foundation and RAND Corporation
publish Revitalizing Arts Education Through
Community-Wide Coordination on the state
of arts education, 3 noting that Chicago’s
public schools remain weak in planning and
provision of the arts. In response, more
than 400 representatives from schools,
arts organizations, CPS, and local funders
participate in the Chicago Arts Learning
Initiative (CALI), which calls for better
coordination of resources to create sustainable
access to the arts for Chicago children.
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See glossary.
See glossary.
Susan J. Bodilly, Catherine H. Augustine, and Laura Zakaras. Revitalizing Arts Education through
Community-Wide Collaboration. Santa Monica: RAND Corporation, 2008.