The author, a member of the State legislature of North Carolina, discusses educational reforms in North Carolina. As the author states:

In the education reform debate, we must focus on how the arts foster learning in all children. To win the political debate, we must not argue for the arts in isolation from other subjects, but, rather, argue for the arts in relation to other subjects.

[Presented at the conference, Achieving National Education Reform: Arts Education as
 Catalyst. For other papers from this conference, see Perspectives on Education 
 Reform: Arts Education as Catalyst.]

The author, a member of the State legislature of North Carolina, discusses educational reforms in North Carolina.