Answer: B. Students who receive arts education are four times more likely to have high academic achievement.
Step-by-step explanation:
In order to understand how we got our answer, we must assess the others first.
A. - "In her report, Dr. Smith said, “Use caution when comparing the arts to academic achievements.” This answer in particular lacks support for our given claim. Through the words use caution it may give off the impression that the arts and academic education don't mix or are not relevant comparisons.
B. - "Students who receive arts education are four times more likely to have high academic achievement." This statement especially supports the claim. The plurality in "students" suggests that there was a wide sample size for this claim and the "four times as likely" heavily suggests that the arts are a powerful aide to students education and youth development.
C. - "In one instance, having arts education improved the mood of the majority of students studied." While this answer may express how the arts is capable of helping students (technically their mood, not necessarily their academics), the phrase "in one instance" is not enough evidence/not strong enough for us to go off of.
D. - "One student reported, “I really enjoy the arts education we receive, and it makes school more fun.” While this evidence comes straight from a student, it is in similar case as C, since it is only "one student" there is not enough evidence to show that arts education is reliable for making students perform better in school overall.
Therefore, we can conclude that the correct answer is option B. Students who receive arts education are four times more likely to have high academic achievement.