As announced in the San Jose Mercury News, Gov. Schwarzenegger has vetoed a bill that would have waived high school graduation requirements for arts education (and foreign languages), allowing students to opt for credits in career and technical education coursework instead.The real kicker here would have been the creation of a de facto caste system, whereby only those on a … [Read more...] about An Important Arts Education Advocacy Win in Cali
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How to Increase Graduation Rates by Eliminating Arts Education Requirements
Well, that's just the misguided theory that the California State Assembly has unanimously endorsed.I reported on AB 2446 over a month ago. Unfortunately, it has been unanimously approved by the California Assembly and if approved by the Senate, and if signed into law by Governor Schwarzenegger, well, that's that for the time being.Click here to read the LA Times story on the … [Read more...] about How to Increase Graduation Rates by Eliminating Arts Education Requirements
The State of California Considers Bill That Will Hurt K-12 Arts Education
Essentially this bill means that students who attend career and technical education high schools in the State of California do not have to have any arts instruction, at all. They still have to have all the other subjects required for graduation, but not the arts. And the really bad news is that this bill appears to be moving full steam ahead.I am a big supporter of CTE. in … [Read more...] about The State of California Considers Bill That Will Hurt K-12 Arts Education