After a historic rise in spending for public education since 2003, during which time the New York City public school budget rose from $12.7 billion to $23 billion, where at last count 22% of schools lacked even one single certified teacher of the arts, where there was a 31% reduction in spending on cultural partnership and a 68% reduction on arts supplies, all preceding the … [Read more...] about 15% Cut Projected for Arts Teachers in NYC
Archives for February 2011
From Tikkun Magazine: Arts Education as a Spriritual Act
From Joel Shatzky and Tikkun Magazine comes Arts Education as a Spiritual Act.As this trend continues to evolve and grow, the spiritual qualities of America which was once, in the words of Abraham Lincoln, the "last best hope of mankind" will have been extinguished, while along with the intellectual and cultural environment, the physical environment will continue to decline. In … [Read more...] about From Tikkun Magazine: Arts Education as a Spriritual Act
The Sometimes Tenuous Link Between the Arts and Arts Education
A well known figure in arts philanthropy once said to me that there are many artists who shouldn't go into schools.Fair enough. Tweet That being said, still, I was quite struck by the fact that the negotiations between Detroit Symphony management and the musicians had as a sticking point the issue of making work in the community, including schools, a more formal part of what … [Read more...] about The Sometimes Tenuous Link Between the Arts and Arts Education
But Wait, There’s More!! House Republicans To Cut Education by $5 Billion!
From Education Week: House GOP Presses for Deep Cuts to Education.The measure moving through the House includes a more than 16 percent cut to the Education Department's discretionary budget for the current fiscal year, including scrapping more than a dozen K-12 programs and slicing others once considered untouchable, such as Pell Grants to help low-and moderate-income students … [Read more...] about But Wait, There’s More!! House Republicans To Cut Education by $5 Billion!
The Attack on the Arts and A Fond Recalling of The Second Bill of Rights
The arts blogosphere seems to be lighting up daily with posts about how the arts are under attack again by conservatives: it's the return of the culture wars.On the face of it, yes, it's true: the NEA, NEH, CPB, PBS, etc., are all on a big hit list for zeroing out by any number of conservatives.But, is it the reemergence of the culture wars? I am not so sure.If you look at that … [Read more...] about The Attack on the Arts and A Fond Recalling of The Second Bill of Rights