It seems simple, but that is not what is happening. Instead, legislators and administrators are simply cutting on the basis of what's politically easy and what vaguely seems expendable. In education, many administrators are quick to cut athletics, band, cheerleading, art and music because they have the vague impression that those are luxuries. In fact, they are exactly the … [Read more...] about David Brooks Gets It Right
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15% Cut Projected for Arts Teachers in NYC
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
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!