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LA City Budget Approved

Tue, 05/22/2012 - 12:51pm

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On May 21st, the Los Angeles City Council passed a $7.2 billion city budget that adopted the Mayor’s Proposed Budget appropriation for the Department of Cultural Affairs (DCA).  The DCA stated the Proposed Budget provided sufficient resources for the upcoming fiscal year. Arts advocates who converged on LA City Hall in April...

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California Arts Council "Arts Plate" Tags K-12 Arts Education

Tue, 05/22/2012 - 8:55am

Artist In Classroom Series - Student Work by Angels Gate, on FlickrThe 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...

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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...

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Governor's Revised Budget Raises November Election Stakes

Fri, 05/18/2012 (All day)

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On May 14, Governor Jerry Brown released the May Revision for California’s 2012 - 2013 budget. The revised budget estimates a deficit of $15.7 billion, up 71% from the original January estimate of $9.2 billion.

The revised deficit is closed mainly with cuts to courts, state workers and medi-cal, sparing education...

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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...

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