Arts Education
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. Realizing this goal is a central piece of Arts for LA's Platform.
We've collected posts, blogs, articles, and other helpful information about arts education below.
To become directly involved in the health of the arts in your community and school district, visit the Advocacy Teams page.
Burbank Advocacy Year in Review
At the May 26th Arts for All Progress Report meeting, Burbank Arts Ed Advocacy Team Co-Chair Alexandra Helfrich gave an impressive presentation detailing the great work of the Burbank team this year. Her speech is below.
"I’d like to share what we learned this year during our partnership with Arts For All.
Burbank District Arts Coordinator, Peggy Flynn, worked with Tara Stafford from Arts for LA to identify a “Leadership Team” for the Arts Advocacy Group. This... Read more
SMMUSD Budget Update
Early this week, arts education advocates along with many other parents, educators, and community members in Santa Monica and Malibu were disappointed to learn that Measure A failed according to the latest vote count.* Measure A, a parcel tax initiative conducted by SMMUSD through a mail-in only election, was the district’s best shot at retaining many of its programs and staff.
The measure needed a 2/3 vote in favor to pass. It received just over 63% of the vote, missing the mark by... Read more
LAUSD Arts Education Budget Update
March 25, 2010
The Campaign to Save Arts Education in LAUSD has reached a critical juncture. On March 15th, over 230 elementary arts teachers and arts specialists in dance, theatre, music, and visual arts received... Read more
Transparent Budgeting Meeting at LAUSD
Mon, 04/19/2010 - 10:05am
April 12, 2010
To address concerns about the district budgeting process, LAUSD has adopted a Transparent Budgeting Initiative and created a "Transparent Budgeting Advisory Group" comprised of community members, school leadership, parents and union representatives to "provide feedback on policy and operational issues related to creating a transparent and effective budgeting process for schools."
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Ovation CEO Segars Provides Congressional Testimony on LAUSD, NEA
Thu, 04/15/2010 - 5:12am
April 16, 2010
Charles Segars, CEO of Ovation and Chair of the Campaign to Save Arts... Read more
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