In addition to the cultural benefits, cognitive, social, and emotional benefits occur through the different modes of delivery of arts programming. When the arts are integrated into our students' curriculum they contribute to effective and engaging learning for all students, particularly since our children do not all learn at the same pace and in the same way. Through the new field of neuroeducation, we are learning that as our students are engaging in arts activities and new experiences, their brains are developing new neural networks through a process called neuroplasticity. The arts in education have the potential to unlock all that is within our children, but we need support from the government and legislation. We are neither right-brained nor left-brained, therefore, since we use both sides, we must encourage our children and provide them with opportunities in all areas of learning. This was recognized by the government when the arts were included in legislation as "equal to core subjects" in the No Child Left Behind Act and later rewritten to include the arts as part of a "well-rounded education" in the Every Student Succeeds Act.

Through the long hard work of advocates throughout the years, and through legislation that recognized the significance of the arts, students all over the nation. will one day have universal access to the arts and follow in the footsteps of New Jersey who is leading the way.