119-hres356

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H. Res. 356 Introduced in House

    (IH) ]

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119th CONGRESS
 1st Session
H. RES. 356

Expressing support for the designation of April 13, 2025, through April 
 26, 2025, as ``National Young Audiences Arts for Learning Week''.

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 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

 April 28, 2025

Ms. Velazquez submitted the following resolution; which was referred to 
 the Committee on Education and Workforce

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 RESOLUTION

Expressing support for the designation of April 13, 2025, through April 
 26, 2025, as ``National Young Audiences Arts for Learning Week''.

Whereas arts education, comprising a rich array of disciplines including dance, 
 music, theater, media arts, literature, design, and visual arts, is an 
 essential element of a complete and well-rounded education for all 
 students;
Whereas arts education enables students to develop critical thinking and 
 problem-solving skills, imagination and creativity, discipline, 
 alternative ways to communicate and express feelings and ideas, and 
 cross-cultural understanding, which supports academic success nationwide 
 as well as personal growth outside the classroom;
Whereas arts education provides a well-researched and proven methodology to 
 differentiate instruction to meet the needs of all students, especially 
 for English language learners and students with special needs;
Whereas the nonprofit arts sector is an economic engine and plays a significant 
 role in the economic health of communities large and small with direct 
 expenditures of wages and benefits as well as goods and services;
Whereas, to succeed in today's economy, students must masterfully use words, 
 images, sounds, and movement to communicate;
Whereas Young Audiences Arts for Learning impacts over 4,999,276 participants 
 annually with valuable arts-in-education programs;
Whereas Young Audiences Arts for Learning presents more than 87,170 arts-in-
 education programs to students and teachers;
Whereas Young Audiences Arts for Learning works with 55,335 school educators and 
 teaching artists;
Whereas Young Audiences Arts for Learning produces programs in more than 4,170 
 schools and community centers annually;
Whereas Young Audiences Arts for Learning encompasses 30 affiliates across the 
 country, and the entire network of such affiliates is participating in 
 the 2025 ``National Young Audiences Arts for Learning Week'';
Whereas Young Audiences New York implemented over 200 programs serving 22 
 partnering schools and institutions in all 5 boroughs of New York City, 
 including 156 integrated residency programs steeped in arts learning and 
 arts integration practices in such areas as music, dance, visual and 
 design arts, theater, media arts and technology in predominantly title I 
 public school settings exploring teaching and learning pedagogy 
 addressing the needs of all students;
Whereas Arts for Learning Western New York partnered with schools and 
 institutions impacting 17,122 student learners in 9 counties of western 
 New York State integrating the arts into such area as STEM, Language 
 Arts, Social Studies, Character Education Environmental Awareness, 
 Health and Nutrition;
Whereas Arkansas Learning through the Arts delivered 151 arts-integrated 
 programs to more than 6,722 students across the State of Arkansas;
Whereas Arts for Arts & Learning Conservatory joined the national Young 
 Audiences Arts for Learning network last year in 2024 impacting 3,800 
 students throughout Southern California;
Whereas Arts Education Collaborative, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, delivered 
 professional learning programs throughout western Pennsylvania;
Whereas Arts for Learning Connecticut worked with 124,129 students in the State 
 of Connecticut last year in 2024;
Whereas Arts for Learning Indiana engaged 153 collaborating partners to deliver 
 arts-integrated programs to nearly 12,823 students in the State?;
Whereas Arts for Learning Maryland partnered with nearly 522 schools and 
 community organizations in all 24 Maryland school districts to provide 
 arts learning programs to 215,269 participants from prekindergarten 
 through grade 12;
Whereas Arts for Learning Miami provided more than 65 programs reaching youth 
 from infancy through high school graduation, in collaboration with 77 
 partnering institutions;
Whereas Arts for Learning Santa Cruz County, AZ, provided arts-based learning 
 programs to 4,086 students throughout Santa Cruz County;
Whereas Arts for Learning Virginia served 38,425 students across the State of 
 Virginia last year 2024;
Whereas Arts Partners, Wichita, Kansas, provided over 2,486 programs to 45,130 
 local students;
Whereas ArtsNOW Learning in Atlanta, Georgia, partnered with 274 institutions 
 throughout the Southeast United States involving over 31,088 
 participants;
Whereas Center for Arts-Inspired Learning, in Cleveland, Ohio, provided nearly 
 6,689 programs for more than 154,719 participants;
Whereas Chicago Arts Partnerships in Education worked with 5,945 students in 60 
 Chicago Public Schools settings;
Whereas Kansas City Young Audiences in Missouri, the largest nonprofit arts 
 education provider in the region, served over 104,373 students;
Whereas Springboard to Learning, in St. Louis, Missouri, delivered 4,415 
 programs to students in schools and community venues;
Whereas Think 360 Arts for Learning, in Denver, Colorado, worked with more than 
 20,103 students across the State;
Whereas Young Audiences New Jersey & Eastern Pennsylvania provided programming 
 to students throughout the region in collaboration with 600 schools and 
 partnering organizations;
Whereas Young Audiences of Abilene reached approximately 9,687 students last 
 year in 2024;
Whereas Young Audiences of Houston provided over 327 programs to more than 
 235,890 students;
Whereas Young Audiences of Louisiana served more than 33,017 learners including 
 students, faculty and families at the Young Audiences Charter Schools in 
 Jefferson and Orleans Parish;
Whereas Arts for Learning Massachusetts reached approximately 147,211 students 
 in the State of Massachusetts;
Whereas Young Audiences of Northeast Texas brought quality arts in education 
 experiences to nearly 64,814 learners in northeast Texas;
Whereas Young Audiences of Northern California impacted over 44,417 students in 
 the Bay Area this past year in 2024;
Whereas Arts for Learning Northwest partnered with 167 institutions to engage 
 over 49,457 program participants across the region;
Whereas Young Audiences of Southeast Texas partnered with schools throughout the 
 region to deliver programming that integrates arts into all traditional 
 areas of academic study to students in prekindergarten through grade 12;
Whereas Young Audiences of Lubbock

    (Texas) joined the Young Audiences Arts for 
 Learning national network in November 2022 and during its first year 
 implemented 20 programs in 19 schools; and
Whereas April 13, 2025, through April 26, 2025, would be an appropriate period 
 to designate as ``National Young Audiences Arts for Learning Week'': 
 Now, therefore, be it
 Resolved, That the House of Representatives--

    (1) supports the designation of ``National Young Audiences 
 Arts for Learning Week'';

    (2) honors and recognizes the contributions which Young 
 Audiences Arts for Learning programs have made in enriching the 
 lives of students, teachers, volunteers, families, and 
 communities, and pays tribute to arts in education and its 
 contribution to society; and

    (3) encourages the people of the United States to observe 
 ``National Young Audiences Arts for Learning Week'' with 
 appropriate ceremonies and activities that promote awareness of 
 the role that arts in education plays in enriching the 
 education of young people and enriching United States society 
 as a whole.
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