"An Unfinished Canvas," the SRI study in 2006 of Arts Education Policy and Practice in California, found that, “In California’s more affluent schools, almost twice the percentage of students received instruction in each arts discipline, compared with high-poverty schools.” Where community resources support a complete education, the arts exist; where those resources are lacking due to economic disadvantage, the arts and its many benefits for students are marginalized. These benefits extend from student engagement in school, to improved academic achievement, to developing aspects of creativity and innovation cultivated by the arts, to preparing students with the skills they will need to function successfully in the workforce. Learn more.