This article places youth spoken word (YSW) poetry programming within the larger framework of arts education. Drawing primarily on transcripts of interviews with teen poets and adult teaching artists and program administrators, the article identifies specific benefits that participants ascribe to youth spoken word, including the development of…

This interim progress report provides a look at Turnaround Arts schools in their first year, including: (1) a summary of the evaluation design and research questions; (2) a preliminary description of strategies used to introduce the arts in Turnaround Arts schools; and (3) a summary of school reform indicators and student achievement data at…

The principal can be the vital link in a successful resident artist program. The most important of the principal's numerous contributions is support for the artist, the teacher, and the student. (Author/IRT)

In Eastern Junior High School in Greenwich, Connecticut, 50 local artists take over the school for one day a year, working, demonstrating, and performing with and for the students. (Author/JM)