Amid a national reckoning over learning loss and chronic absenteeism deepened by the pandemic, arts education may be one of the keys to boosting children’s engagement in school, research suggests.

At first, Caitlin Rubini, a veteran dance teacher at a school north of Sacramento, was thrilled when Proposition 28 passed with its promise of bringing arts education to all California students.

The Art Education program at the University of Wyoming is designed to develop culturally responsive, licensed K–12 art teachers and artist-educators who are ready to take on leadership roles in ...