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Making a Big Impression

The Big Thought Endowment Fund provides sustainable resources for integrating arts and culture with the learning process. This innovative will be the foundation for tomorrow's creative thinking.

Learning is the measure of mankind. Its power is limitless. Only through learning can the next generation build our future and shape our community.
   

 

Making Big Results
Results of a study conducted by the Dallas ISD and the Annenberg Institute for School Reform indicate sweeping improvements: students became active learners who invested themselves in their work and were eager to experiment with different learning methods. In addition to improved literacy and grammar, students placed greater emphasis on the power of ideas, word choice and personal expression. 

Explore the results of the study

More than Measuring 
More than Measuring is the final publication of the longitudinal study that assessed the impact of ArtsPartners. The evaluation conducted over five-years with Dallas ISD, the City of Dallas and over 50 cultural organizations, focuses on design principles used in conducting evaluations in ways that build the capacity of communities to design and improve programs for children and youth. (Read an excerpt of More than Measuring or purchase copies ($15 postpaid) of the book.)