Fully updated to reflect current issues in the field of art education. Checklists embedded in charts allow users to indicate where their school or district stands in relation to the criteria--which has been expanded to include district wide, elementary, middle, high school, and superior standards. The criteria within the checklists reflect opportunity to learn standards that impact capacity for fully implementing the new National Core Arts Standards as well as state and local standards in the 21st century. An important resource for district and school leaders, school board members, art educators, and others interested in an in-depth understanding of the breadth of factors to consider in offering visual art education in schools. [For the 1999 publication, see ED508132.]