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I am thrilled to welcome to Dewey21C my newest guest blogger: Jane Remer. Jane has been a force in arts education for quite some time. Her knowledge, incisive mind, and take no prisoner attitude will undoubtedly make for a great guest blog. Who knows, if Jane likes it, maybe she'll decide to open up her own regular blog on … [Read more...] about Jane Remer, Guest Blogger: The Arts Are Pork

Understandably, much of the focus in the arts world is on the "arts" section of the stimulus bill, including the $50 million item for the National Endowment for the Arts. However, there's an whole other side to this, to be found in the education portion of the package, which I am afraid for the moment doesn't look very good. The bad news is this: the Senate version of the … [Read more...] about Update on the Education Portion of the Stimulus Bill

That's right, riots in the streets. For what reason, you may ask?The law that gives the NYC Mayor control over the NYC public schools is set to expire this spring unless renewed by the State Legislature. While mayoral control of schools is nothing new, it is rare for there to be such a system of governance without a functioning school board, which for all practical purposes … [Read more...] about Mayor Bloomberg Predicts Riots in the Streets

According to Norma Munn, head of the New York City Arts Coalition, this past Tuesday, Governor David Paterson's mid-year cut to the New York State Council on the Arts was approved.I blogged twice about this over the past few months, in case you want to take a look in the archives. Nevertheless, what we have here is a $7 million mid-year cut, on top of an already implemented 10% … [Read more...] about Mid-Year Cuts to NYSCA Approved: Bad News; Bad Government

Click here to take a look at what Senator Tom Coburn is up to.Coburn's fifth amendment to the Stimulus Bill isn't exactly an ad hominen objection to the arts in the bill, more precisely it reads: "5. No funds shall be used for casinos, aquariums, zoos, museums, golf courses, or swimming pools (mirror House language)."Click here to see what the Performing Arts Alliance is … [Read more...] about Senate Opposition to Arts in the Stimulus Bill