ArtScan (ICPSR 37088)

Principal Investigator(s):
Arts Education Partnership

This is an external resource to which ICPSR links as a courtesy. These data are not available from ICPSR. Users should consult the data owners (via ArtScan) directly for details on obtaining these resources.

Summary

ArtScan, a project of the Arts Education Partnership, is a searchable clearinghouse of the latest state policies supporting education in and through the arts from all 50 states and the District of Columbia.

Since 1999, the Arts Education Partnership has tracked state policies for arts education in the 50 states and the District of Columbia. In 2013, AEP, with the cooperation of Education Commission of the States, merged its State Policy Database with the Education Commission of the States' database, ArtScan. To update the information for the 2014 edition of ArtScan, AEP staff conducted a comprehensive search of state education statutes and codes on each state's relevant websites. The new structure for the 2014 ArtScan allows users to explore the data in multiple ways, including a state-level profile for all policy areas, a comparison of selected states and policy areas, and several types of 50-state reports.

There are at least five ways to engage with the data housed in ArtScan.

  • Capture a snapshot of all the data ArtScan has to offer about your state including state policies in 14 policy areas.
  • Create custom side-by-side comparison reports using a search engine that allows you to choose individual states and policy areas/data points of interest to you.
  • Compare the policies of all 50 states and the District of Columbia within specific policy areas (e.g. requirements for high school art education).
  • Explore a summary of state policies for arts education identified in statute or code for all 50 states and the District of Columbia.
  • Learn more about ArtScan and explore an analysis of the findings in A Snapshot of State Policies for Arts Education (March 2014).

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Data Collection Notes

For the purposes of ArtScan, "state policy" refers to the system of laws and regulatory measures that pertain to the provision of arts education. Only those policies that hold the weight of law and refer to the arts explicitly are included in ArtScan.

Data users are encouraged to go to the FAQ page for further information about ArtScan.

ArtScan will be updated as new information becomes available. Please contact Cassandra Quillen ([email protected]) with questions or updates.

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Original Release Date

2018-05-30

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