https://www.nationsreportcard.gov/arts_2016/
Reports results separately for music and visual arts for eighth graders on the National Assessment of Education Progress exams. In both areas, score gaps between White and Hispanic students narrowed from 2008 tests. Female students scored higher in both areas than males. From the National Center for Education Statistics
https://www.arts.gov/sites/default/files/Brief2Access-trends-arts-and-cultural-employment.pdf
Examines state-level trends in employment patterns in the arts for the past year and from the time of the Great Recession in 2008. From the National Endowment for the Arts
https://www.arts.gov/sites/default/files/Brief1Access-highlights-arts-and-cultural-employment.pdf
Identifies states with the highest concentration of workers in arts fields and the types of fields in which they work. Also shows the states with the highest levels of compensation for workers in arts-related fields. From the National Endowment for the Arts
https://www.bea.gov/newsreleases/general/acpsa/2017/acpsa0417.htm
Reports that arts and cultural economic activity grew by an inflation-adjusted figure of 1.9% in 2014. Such activity accounted for 2.4% of GDP in the U.S. Provides limited details by state and type of arts activity. From the Bureau of Economic Analysis
https://www.archives.gov/nhprc/announcement/publishingcoops
Announces a partnership between the National Archives through its National Historical Publications and Records Commission and the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation to plan and build a sustainable system for the publication of digital editions that will make historical records available to the American people. Planning grants will be awarded to create Digital Edition Publishing Cooperatives. From the National Archives
Newly redesigned site now includes section entitled “History and Education” with a History of Copyright Law, and past publications. From the Library of Congress
https://www.loc.gov/collections/sigmund-freud-papers/about-this-collection/
A digitized collection of more than 20,000 items, including the personal papers of Freud. From the Library of Congress
A handbook for libraries and museums on how to partner with community-based organizations, government agencies, and other cultural and educational organizations to promote improved community wellbeing. From the Institute of Museum and Library Services