HI HR43

Urges the Hawaii Department of Education to increase access to arts and cultural instruction in public schools

Cites research showing visual arts instruction improves critical-thinking skills and music/drama education increases verbal achievement and spatial reasoning

References studies demonstrating arts education develops collaboration, creativity, intellectual inquiry, and helps students retain instruction across all subjects

Notes research linking increased arts access to 3.6 percentage point reduction in disciplinary infractions, 13 percent improvement in standardized writing scores, and 8 percent increase in measures of compassion

Requires transmission of certified copies to the Chairperson of the Board of Education and Superintendent of Education