There is growing concern that the federal No Child Left Behind Acts accountability provisions in mathematics, reading, and science are diverting significant time and resources from other academic subjects. To address this concern, the Council for Basic Education executed a study to collect data about American K-12 students access to a curriculum in the liberal arts.

This document is the first of two components of Economic Impact of the Arts in Albuquerque, a study that analyzes the economic impact of the city of Albuquerque's arts industry during 1996. This comprehensive report brings compelling evidence that the arts are indeed an industry - one that stimulates the local economy by supporting local jobs, providing income to local residents, and generating government income. This first report provides a detailed look at the impact of Albuquerque's nonprofit and for-profit arts organizations on the city's local economy.

Many states have created arts-based economic development strategies to support rural communities across the who are confronting economic development issues.

The Cultural Plan for Albuquerque, prepared by the Arts Alliance for City Hall, ably promotes the diversity and quality of our hidden cultural life to outsiders and to our own ever-increasing population. The Cultural Plan challenges the mainstream� and celebrates Albuquerque's great strength as a nonconformist city with both a practical and creative temperament.

This document is the second of two components of Economic Impact of the Arts in Albuquerque, a study that analyzes the economic impact of the city of Albuquerque's arts industry during 1996. This comprehensive report brings compelling evidence that the arts are indeed an industry ﾝone that stimulates the local economy by supporting local jobs, providing income to local residents, and generating government income. This second report provides a detailed look at the impact of Albuquerque's arts audiences on the city's local economy.

The maker movement is the platform for today’s artisans to create, craft, develop and prototype new and interesting ideas and products. This new, hyperlocal manufacturing environment holds potential not only for individual hobbyists but also for community-wide advances in local entrepreneurship and job creation.