Arts research

Section 133 of the Education Sciences Reform Act of 2002 (20 U.S.C. 9533) is amended— (1) in subsection (a)— (A) by striking and at the end of subparagraph (10)(D); (B) by redesignating subparagraph (11) as subparagraph (12); and (C) by inserting after paragraph (10) the following: (11) carry out research initiatives regarding arts education, including (A) research into which teaching methods and uses of the arts and arts education are most effective at improving student achievement; and (B) rigorous, peer-reviewed and large-scale empirical research that is designed to determine which approaches to arts education are most effective, cost efficient, and broadly applicable for use in elementary and secondary classrooms, including in low-performing schools; and; and (2) in subsection (c)(2), by adding at the end the following: (L) Use of the arts and arts education in improving elementary and secondary education..