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Houston pupils honor Rivera school tonight

Description: A newspaper clipping featuring an article on the Sam Houston Elementary school students dedicating a program to Tomas Rivera Elementary school which is under construction. Performers will re-enact scenes from the lives of Hispanic artists and will become "living arts."
Date: April 14, 1994
Creator: Denton Record-Chronicle
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[Spreading the word]

Description: A newspaper clipping featuring an article written about representatives of North Texas Institute for Educators on the Visual Arts speaking during the Pilot Point Chamber of Commerce's quarterly meeting. William "Bill" McCarter and Cassandra Broadus explained how the program is working in Pilot Point schools.
Date: April 18, 1991
Creator: The Post-Signal
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

UNT to work with area schools in national arts experiment

Description: A newspaper clipping featuring an article on the University of North Texas partnering with the Annenberg Foundation, the Getty Education Institute for the Arts, the National Arts Education Consortium to bring six metroplex elementary schools and thirty others nationwide in a $15 million experiment for education reform. The five-year grant will provide professional development, implementation of arts curricula and school reform strategies.
Date: April 2, 1997
Creator: In House
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[Visual Arts]

Description: A newspaper clipping featuring a snippet on the current projects at the University of North Texas. Six North Texas elementary schools were selected to participate in the nationwide $15 million Arts Partner Schools project. Each school will receive $25,000 - $35,000 annually for five years that cove teacher training, curriculum development, and testing to see if a comprehensive cross curricular approach to teaching visual arts has a positive effect on childhood education.
Date: April 6, 1997
Creator: Tyson, Janet
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

UNT takes program to Metroplex schools

Description: A scanned newspaper clipping featuring an article written about the University of North Texas and their education reform program developed by staff William McCarter and Jack Davis. The education reform program is an experiment on the children in their classrooms by teaching them different methods of arts education. McCarter states that research has shown that arts expand all areas of the curriculum by tapping into higher-level thinking skills and that art makes a measurable difference in test s… more
Date: April 22, 1997
Creator: Breeding, Lucinda
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

NT student receives "Prince Bandar" award citing his innovative approach to teaching

Description: A newspaper clipping featuring an article on Bader Alruwais of Saudi Arabia, a Denton graduate student who has received the Prince Bandar ibn Sultan Annual Award for Cultural and Scientific Research. Alruwais who has been studying at UNT for two years, won the award, a cash prize and an audience with the Prince for his proposal of an approach to teaching art inside Saudi Arabia.
Date: April 5, 1995
Creator: Alobaidi, Amir
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

Well-rounded educational pie includes the arts

Description: A newspaper clipping featuring an article written by Renee Schafer about her son, Evan coming home from school enthusiastic about something he learned in music class. It got Schafer thinking about how her son's school district has considered down-sizing their arts department due to funding being low, and most administrators believe art and music is fluff. Schafer challenges this notion by stating that her sons music exercise helped him understand fractions.
Date: April 20, 1993
Creator: Schafer, Renee
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

NT Institute to sponsor art program for teachers

Description: A newspaper clipping featuring an article written about the North Texas Institute for Educators on the Visual Arts conduct its 1991 summer institute on art education June 17 - 28. More than one-hundred educators, teachers, art supervisors, principals, museum educators, and graduate students are expected to attend. NTIEVA is one of the six institutes in the nation funded by a grant from the Getty Foundation with a goal to bring discipline-based art education into public schools to improve visual… more
Date: April 17, 1991
Creator: The North Texas Daily
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

At the Crossroads: Museum plans big changes while keeping its commitment to art

Description: A newspaper clipping featuring an article on struggles the Amon Carter Museum faces by dealing with the declining resources. The Amon Carter Museum is also looking to replace, former museum director Jan Muhlert, who abruptly resigned. Museum officials have discussed for several months what to do to carry the museum to a new stage.
Date: April 24, 1995
Creator: Tyson, Janet
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

The force behind the Kimbell

Description: A newspaper clipping featuring an article on Kay and Ben Fortson. Kay Carter Forston is president of the private nonprofit foundation that funds and governs the Kimbell, along with her husband independent oilman Ben J. Fortson being the vice president and chief financial officer. During the Kimbell Art Museum's opening in October 1972, they were worried they didn't have enough definitive artwork to fill the museum.
Date: April 11, 1993
Creator: Tyson, Janet
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

North Texas institute for visual arts garners a grant

Description: A newspaper clipping featuring an article on Dr. William McCarter and Dr. Jack Davis, co-directors of North Texas Institute for Educators on the Visual Arts who will recieve a total of $3.43 million to promote the reform of art education in public schools. McCarter said a grant from the Annenberg Foundation will provide $1.43 million and the Getty Center for Education in the Arts will provide $ 2 million in matching funds.
Date: April 24, 1996
Creator: Webb, Jay
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

Visual arts institute receives grant

Description: A newspaper clipping featuring an article on Dr. William McCarter and Dr. Jack Davis, co-directors of North Texas Institute for Educators on the Visual Arts who will recieve a total of $3.43 million to promote the reform of art education in public schools. McCarter said a grant from the Annenberg Foundation will provide $1.43 million and the Getty Center for Education in the Arts will provide $ 2 million in matching funds.
Date: April 20, 1996
Creator: Elliott, Julie
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[Update, April 27, 1992]

Description: A newsletter clipping with bulletin information about the art happenings at the University of North Texas, information about the progress with the program North Texas Institute for Educators on the Visual Arts and with the art faculty involved at the school, the program and the Denton community. This newsletter informs about the Edward and Betty Marcus Foundation in Dallas awarded a three-year grant of $225,000 to the North Texas Institute for Educators on the Visual Arts at the University of N… more
Date: April 27, 1992
Creator: University of North Texas
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

UNT takes program to Metroplex schools

Description: A scanned newspaper clipping featuring an article written about the University of North Texas and their education reform program developed by staff William McCarter and Jack Davis. The education reform program is an experiment on the children in their classrooms by teaching them different methods of arts education. McCarter states that research has shown that arts expand all areas of the curriculum by tapping into higher-level thinking skills and that art makes a measurable difference in test s… more
Date: April 22, 1997
Creator: Breeding, Lucinda
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

Schools expand arts teaching

Description: A newspaper clipping on the University of North Texas in Denton working with six local elementary schools to implement comprehensive arts education over the next five years as part of a $15 million experiment in education reform. The education reform is "Art Partner Schools" granting anywhere from $25,000 - $35,000 annually for five years to thirty-six elementary schools. Sent from the office of Jack Davis to colleagues, keeping track of the "University of North Texas in the news."
Date: April 7, 1997
Creator: Cuellar, Chaterine
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

Linz Jewelers and The Dallas Morning News salute the 1993 recipients of The 64th Annual Linz Award

Description: A newspaper clipping, published by The Dallas Morning News, featuring an article on Edith and Peter O'Donnell. The O'Donnells were just honored the 64th Linz Award for their philanthropy in the arts, education, science and medicine in the Dallas area. As co-founded of Young Audiences of Greater Dallas, Edith O'Donnell brought the music, dance and theater programs to DISD and sixteen other school systems in the DFW area.
Date: April 4, 1994
Creator: The Dallas Morning News
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

UNT graduate students take center stage

Description: A newspaper clipping featuring an article on Bader Alruwais of Saudi Arabia, a two-year resident of Denton, receiving the Prince Bandar ibn Sultan Annual Award for Cultural and Scientific Research. Mr. Alruwais is a doctoral student in the Art Education Program at the University of North Texas, he won the award and a cash prize for $3,000, for his proposal of an innovative approach to teaching art inside the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
Date: April 9, 1995
Creator: Washington, April
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

At the head of its class

Description: A newspaper clipping featuring an article about Fort Worth ISD being high in art education grades. The article goes into the fact that arts education has been around since the 1950s but there never has been such an interest until now, art education is being re-examined. Art is being viewed as important to all students as a means of enchaining learning and other disciplines such as math and science. The article continues into the hard work that Getty Center and the education reformation program … more
Date: April 13, 1989
Creator: Fort Worth Star-Telegram
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

Threat of funding cuts forces advocates to get crafty about preserving programs in schools

Description: A newspaper clipping featuring an article written about art and art education in the public school system and if art education in important to the curriculum. The underlying factors that control it are funding and whether or not it is considered a priority or a luxury. Private art groups have stepped in to ensure that the arts maintain their place in child's education. Entities such as the North Texas Institute for Educators on the Visual Arts funded mostly from private sectors who provided mon… more
Date: April 9, 1995
Creator: Herrera, Clara G.
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[Clipping: High profile: William Waybourn]

Description: A copy of a Dallas Morning News clipping about William Waybourn, who was a well-known political organizer in Dallas for the Dallas Gay Alliance - the article documents Waybourn's story of his career.
Date: April 4, 1993
Creator: Harris, Joyce Saenz
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[Clipping: Pride of ignorance stirs new wave of intolerance]

Description: An Austin American-Statesman clipping of the Austin American-Statesman editors discussing their thoughts on discrimination and bigotry against the LGBTQIA+ community.
Date: April 12, 1995
Creator: Austin American-Statesman Editorial Staff
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[Clipping: Combat Is Not For Men Only]

Description: Newspaper clipping from Civil Liberties published by ACLU with the article "Combat Is Not For Men Only," under the Women in the Military section.
Date: April 1980
Creator: Blank, Susan
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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