That's right, New York City's LaGuardia High School of Music and Arts and Performing Arts (that's a mouthful) has cancelled its spring musical due to budget cuts.NY Times: Cuts Imperil a Real High School Musical … [Read more...] about “FAME” High School Cancels Spring Musical
Archives for December 2008
More from the Iceberg: Cuts to LA’s Arts Community Partnership Network
One of the things I had hoped to do with Dewey21C was to capture news items related to arts education that might not make it to artsjournal.com's headlines section. Here's one for you.No matter what the ideal many people would like to see, arts education is provided by any number of people, in a variety of ways, including arts teachers, classroom and subject area teachers, … [Read more...] about More from the Iceberg: Cuts to LA’s Arts Community Partnership Network
Of Ponzi Schemes and Funding Losses
When I read about the closing of the Picower Foundation, it just plain took my breath away. A few days earlier, it was the JEHT Foundation, and while JEHT didn't support arts education, it was truly one of the most important, leading funders of human rights anywhere in America. They both fell victim to the Madoff scandal--The $50 billion Ponzi scheme.Picower I knew well. The … [Read more...] about Of Ponzi Schemes and Funding Losses
The Tip of The Iceberg: NYSCA FUNDING CUTS
A month or so ago I wrote about cuts to the New York State Council on the Arts, as proposed by Governor Paterson. The cuts fell through at that time, due to political wrangling related to which party would be in the majority when, in the New York State Senate. A convoluted sentence for a convoluted occurrence. And, a long story. This week the Governor announced a proposed cut … [Read more...] about The Tip of The Iceberg: NYSCA FUNDING CUTS
The Big Bang of Arts Education
Once upon a time, most public schools had substantial arts education, with music and art most often recognized as the formal, official art forms. Dance and theater more often appeared as extracurricular activities, i.e., drama club. For many, many years, classroom teachers were expected to be able to teach the art forms. Primary school teachers were required to have a … [Read more...] about The Big Bang of Arts Education