An Unprecedented Opportunity for California Education

By Cristina Pacheco // February 3, 2014 03:24 PM

A Shift

Calling all education advocates! California is about to undergo a monumental shift in the way our state funds our public schools. It is a win-win solution for every student attending public school in our state. But your voice is needed to ensure your student receives the benefits of this new formula. 

Last year, Governor Brown passed the Local Control Funding Formula (LCFF). Under this new... Read more

TAGS: arts education, artsed, budgets, california, funding, jerry brown, LCAP, LCFF, local control and accountability plan, local control funding formula, priority areas, public education, school districts
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from KCET's Artbound: Philanthropist David Bohnett on the Creative Economy of Southern California

By Danielle Brazell // December 16, 2013 01:40 PM

As the Creative Capital of the United States, L.A.'s greatest export is culture. The creative economy is the 4th largest employment cluster (of 66) and accounts for 1 in 8 jobs in the County. Despite the depth and breadth of our creative industries, we cannot forget the importance of strengthening Los Angeles' creative core through strategic planning, workforce development, and direct investment by the public and private sectors. With such an impressive market edge, why are so many... Read more

TAGS: advocacy, arts education, artsed, civic engagement, creative economy, danielle brazell, david bohnett, education, funding, grants, la, LA Philharmonic Association, lacma, los angeles
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Artbound: Valley Days & the Actors Fund Partners

By Guest Blog // June 28, 2013 11:31 AM

Arts for LA presents reFRAME, a series of first-person explorations of projects, places, and principles that demonstrate the ways arts and culture are building the future of Los Angeles. Each installment in this series showcases ways in which arts, culture, and arts education can be employed as tools to address issues facing Angelenos in all aspects of our lives and ultimately contribute to a higher quality of life for all residents.

By... Read more

TAGS: actors fund, actors fund work program, keith mcnutt, los angeles, valley days
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LA Must Vote

By Guest Blog // February 22, 2013 12:31 PM

This article originally appeared in UCLA IDEA's "Themes in the News"

Are Los Angeles schools unduly influenced by “outside interests”?  How about “inside interests”?  Or maybe, no interest at all?

According to Warren Fletcher, president of United Teachers of Los Angeles, “voters do not need outsiders deciding who is best to sit on the LAUSD Board of Education" (Los Angeles Times). Those... Read more

TAGS: access, board of education, civic engagement, democracy, education, elections, lausd, los angeles, los angeles times, michael bloomberg, school reform, schools, ucla, ucla idea, united teachers los angeles, voting, warren fletcher
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Learning from Experiments in Arts Innovation

By Guest Blog // December 14, 2012 04:06 PM

The following blog post by Josephine Ramirez originally appeared on the James Irvine Foundation's blog and is reprinted here by permission.

Staying relevant amid a shifting landscape is an obstacle that’s very familiar in our field: arts organizations are challenged to meet the changing expectations of communities they serve. My predecessors at Irvine responded to that growing... Read more

TAGS: arts, arts innovation fund, innovation, james irvine foundation, organizational change
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