700 Letters in 30 Days
The state fiscal crisis continues to impact cities and school districts throughout our region. While our individual goals may be to maintain our own organizations' solvency, our collective goal must be to retain the critical infrastructure that has been built over the past ten years, especially in arts education.
Arts Ed in LAUSD: Movement or Lose It

Last month I attended a plan-of-action meeting addressing the proposed devastating cuts to elementary art and music programs for LAUSD's 2010-11 arts education branch budget. The proposed cuts will eliminate 50% of elementary arts teacher positions, equaling roughly 173 of 345 teachers. If enacted, these cuts will decimate arts education in LAUSD.
Advocacy in Tough Times

It's Happening
It's Happening: Community Advocacy Teams
Hello Arts Advocates,
It's happening. We are organizing community advocacy teams in school districts, and people are excited about it.