National Center for Education Statistics. (source) 1999-2000 - NCES’s statistical analysis report, “Arts Education in Public Elementary and Secondary Schools: 1999-2000.” The first major study to look at arts education in public schools. This would also be first part of a study that looks at arts education in public schools in 1999-2000 and 2009-10. 1982- First Survey of Public Participation in the Arts (SPPA)