SENATE EDUCATION COMMITTEE

 

STATEMENT TO

 

SENATE RESOLUTION No. 47

 

STATE OF NEW JERSEY

 

DATED:  FEBRUARY 22, 2018

 

     The Senate Education Committee favorably reports Senate Resolution No. 47.

     This resolution recognizes March of 2018 as “Youth Art Month” in order to promote art education and creative learning. Art education contributes to the development of creative problem solving abilities and critical thinking skills while reinforcing what students learn in other subject areas. By developing imagination, originality, abstract reasoning, and critiquing skills, art education prepares students to be successful in all subject areas.