The rollout of Proposition 28, which gives $1 billion for arts education every year, has caused confusion among districts throughout California as many look to expand opportunities available to students.
Despite the hurdles, bringing arts education into schools in an equitable way is possible with the right team, according to panelists at EdSource’s March 21 Roundtable discussion, “Raising the curtain on Prop 28: Can arts education help transform California schools?”
“We have the funding to do great things,” said Marcos Hernandez, the principal of the International Studies Learning Center at Legacy High School in Los Angeles Unified. “But we all have to be committed, and we have to listen to the students.”
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Expanding arts education requires accountability and team effort, panel says
- by: MALLIKA SESHADRI
- 2024-03-22
- Source:
EdSource
- 03/22/2024
Raising the curtain on Prop 28: Can arts education help transform California schools? by EdSource is licensed under YouTube
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