GothamSchools is a sort of Artsjournal for education issues. Historically, it has been focused on New York City, but has expanded its coverage in the past couple of years.GS published a through report on yesterday's press conference, protest, and report release concerning proposed budget cuts that will lead to a reduction in certified arts teachers of 20 percent over two years. … [Read more...] about A Pretty Good Primer on Arts Education Advocacy
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Arts Education in New York City Schools: Doing More with Much Less????
From today's City Room, by Anna Phillips: Even Before Layoffs, Schools Lost 135 Arts TeachersAnd, before that, there was successive years of steep declines in funding for arts supplies and cultural partnerships.New York City spends $2 per student on arts supplies. I know suburban districts on Long Island and Westchester that spend about $18. Click here to read the … [Read more...] about Arts Education in New York City Schools: Doing More with Much Less????
Worth The Price of Admission: Today’s Google Home Page
Click on this, snap!: And then don't forget to strum the string, really!! … [Read more...] about Worth The Price of Admission: Today’s Google Home Page
Hot Off The Press: Getting the Best High School Arts Education
It's the last in a series of Arts Education Guides for Parents, making the set complete. With this new edition for high school, we now have guides for: Pre-K through Second Grade; Third through Fifth Grade; Six through Eighth Grade; and now Ninth through Twelfth Grade. In English and Spanish, and for the earlier grade, a number of other languages.Next up? Adapting these local … [Read more...] about Hot Off The Press: Getting the Best High School Arts Education
The Things You Hear about Arts Education: When Up is Down and Down is Up
There's not one on this list that isn't true. And of course, the best part (or worst, depending on your view of things), is that many of the startlingly contradictory statements come from the same person. It's an update on a older post, let's call it version 2.0._______________________________________________________________________________ What's it like to support a … [Read more...] about The Things You Hear about Arts Education: When Up is Down and Down is Up