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WASHINGTON — Kids were taking fewer field trips to art museums even before the recession began to gouge school budgets, according to a nationwide survey released Monday.
The survey, conducted with music and art tests of eighth- graders, paints a lackluster picture of arts education in the U.S.
The National Assessment of Educational Progress is the benchmark of student achievement across the country. Music and art assessments were last given in 1997.
Only about 16 percent of students said they visited an art museum or gallery at least once with their class, down from 22 percent in 1997.
