This new plan is grounded in research that reveals the importance of arts education, and provides data that clearly establishes the starting point—the current state of the arts in CPS The first-ever CPS Arts Education Plan will provide specific recommendations to improve, expand, and strategically coordinate arts education across the District. As this work is carried out, Chicago will establish itself as a national leader in the work of strengthening arts education—and what city could be a more appropriate home for this initiative than Chicago, with its vibrant arts community and one of the deepest and richest pools of cultural assets and resources in the nation? The CPS Arts Education Plan is the culminating achievement brought about through dedicated and inspired work over the past two decades by countless civic and neighborhood leaders, along with numerous cultural institutions and community organizations All have been united by their unwavering commitment to providing Chicago’s children with a strong public education.

This new plan is grounded in research that reveals the importance of arts education, and provides data that clearly establishes the starting point—the current state of the arts in CPS The first-ever CPS Arts Education Plan will provide specific recommendations to improve, expand, and strategically coordinate arts education across the District.