Agnes Nobel examines the importance of art in the development of the child and looks for some answers to the vital question: what is education for? She goes on

"A comprehensive look at how the arts (broadly conceived) can improve teaching, learning, and curriculum for all students, written in accessible language for no

Edited by Marilyn JS Goodman and Natalie K. Lieberman.

This anthology places art at the center of meaningful urban education reform. Providing a fresh perspective on urban education, the contributors describe a posi