Ingram, Debra2013-02-112013-02-112007-09https://hdl.handle.net/11299/144120This report summarizes the perspectives of a sample of artists who have been involved in Arts for Academic Achievement for multiple years. In two focus groups the artists discussed: § how the AAA projects they have been involved with have changed over time, § what they’ve learned about collaborating with teachers and integrating the arts, § the benefits of AAA that they had observed for students and teachers, § how they’ve been affected by their involvement in AAA, § the strengths of AAA, and § challenges in collaborating with teachers and integrating the arts, or, in other words, areas that could be improved.en-USarts for academic achievementartists in the schoolsminnesotacollaborationReport