This Ontario report provides the first Canadian results showing a link between trained library staff and students’ reading enjoyment and achievement. The data on school libraries and teacher-librarians (taken from People for Education’s s… View this resource

(“National Survey Report”) This report contains a number of recommendations regarding specific messages, themes and audiences for an arts education communications strategy. The report notes that belief in the positive impacts of arts education is wid… View this resource

Critical Evidence highlights, in non-technical language, the impacts of arts education with regard to academic achievement and student success. The report indicates that, despite strong research into the importance of arts education in a well-rounded… View this resource

In 2003/04, governments spent $7.3 billion on culture in Canada, a 4.1% increase from 2002/03 (not adjusted for inflation). Federal government spending on culture was $3.5 billion (45% of spending by all levels of government), while the provinces and… View this resource

This report examines government funding for the arts in a number of countries, particularly at the federal level. The report cautions that “direct comparisons between countries should not be made only on a simple basis such as comparing per cap… View this resource