Arts Education
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- AFLA-ArtsEdbenefits-ENGL.pdf [PDF 2.92 MB]
- AFLA-ArtsEdbenefits-SPAN.pdf [PDF 2.92 MB]
- Title I Funds and Arts Education- English.pdf [PDF 665.71 KB]
- Title I Funds and Arts Education- SPANISH.pdf [PDF 689.84 KB]
Every child in Los Angeles County should have access to standards-based, quality, sequential arts education – an arts curriculum that is taught by a qualified teacher, is ongoing and meaningful, and tied to learning in other critical subjects, such as science, math, and English. We've collected blogs and articles about arts education below. You may also be interested in this list of Arts Education blogs, compiled by The Art Masters.
In fall 2012, there will likely be an initiative on the state ballot designed to increase revenue to California public schools. For an overview of the three most likely initiatives, please click here to download a one-sheet created by Educate Our State.
Quick Resources:
- Why Arts Education: One-sheet outlines the importance of arts instruction to a 21st-century education. Available as a PDF in English and Spanish.
- Title I & Arts Education: Title I funding can be used for arts education. Find out more in this one-sheet, available as a PDF in English and Spanish.
- Arts for All Website: LA County Arts for All is the county-wide collaboration working to create vibrant classrooms, schools, communities and economies through the restoration of all arts disciplines into the core curriculum for each of our 1.6 million public K-12 students.
California Arts Council "Arts Plate" Tags K-12 Arts Education
Tue, 05/22/2012 - 8:55am
The California Arts Council is in the midst of a campaign to get one million California drivers to adopt the special “Arts Plate” for their automobiles. All proceeds from the plate sales go the... Read more
New NEA Study Links Arts Ed to Lifelong Benefits for At-Risk Youth
Mon, 05/21/2012 - 10:20am
The National Endowment for the Arts recently released a study describing the impact of arts education on at-risk students. According to the report, arts involvement contributes to an overall improvement life circumstances for at-risk youth, encouraging them to achieve academically, remain engaged in their... Read more
Promises Kept: Arts Education Buoys NJ Student Success
Thu, 05/17/2012 - 9:45am
Earlier this week, the New Jersey Arts Education Census Project released Keeping the Promise—Arts Education for Every Child: The Distance Traveled—The Journey Remaining, a comprehensive study on arts education access across school districts in New Jersey.
The report... Read more
Op-Ed on LAUSD A-G Life Prep Resolution: The Struggle for College Access
Wed, 05/16/2012 - 12:25pm
by Maria Brenes, Executive Director of InnerCity Struggle, Los Angeles
Reposted Courtesy of InnerCity Struggle
On June 14, 2005, the Los Angeles Board of Education passed the landmark A-G Life Prep Resolution in... Read more
LAUSD Update: Parcel Tax
Wed, 03/14/2012 (All day)
At the Los Angeles Unified School District School Board Meeting on March 13, 2012, the Board voted to move forward with placing a local Parcel Tax on the ballot for the November 2012 elections. Board members stressed that this is a temporary, emergency measure designed to backfill the revenue shortfalls currently... Read more
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