Q. How do I find sources about decreasing high school budgets and Arts programs.

Try the following databases to research decreasing high school budgets and Arts programs.

• Academic Search Premier
• Education Full Text
• Education Sources
• ERIC (Education Resources Information Center)
• JEWL Search

When searching within the databases, keep the search terms you enter into a search box as simple as possible. Use phrases or words rather than ful sentences.  For example:  

1. DO search: decreasing high school budgets 
2. DO NOT search: Why are budgets in high schools cutting Arts programs

Here are some other search terms to try, but don't be afraid to try some of your own.

• budget crisis
• budgets in education
• high schools or secondary schools
• the arts in schools

You may have to play around with the keywords.  When you type a word in one of the boxes, often suggestions will pop up.  You can choose to use them or not. 

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Getting at why arts is the first to go is something that may involve reading articles to determine if there's an answer to that.

Normally, I don't suggest using Google, however for this topic,  I googled  "why are the arts the first programs to be cut in schools" to get a better idea of the subject. 

I'm not making any judgment on the articles.  But a Google search might give you some background to understand the question.  If you see a site from a .gov or .edu,  or .org,  they are probably ok. Always check your assignment to make sure of the types of sources you need to use. 

More Info / Source(s)

• Education Research Guide
• Combining Keywords

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