How Are School Districts Spending The $1 Billion Voters Approved For Arts Education?
Voters approved $1 billion a year in new arts education funding, but there are questions about how districts are spending the money.
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Voters approved $1 billion a year in new arts education funding, but there are questions about how districts are spending the money.
The arts are historically underfunded in public education, but this fall, California schools will have access to an unprecedented amount of money for the programs.
Dorsey High has a history of musically talented alumni. But deep cuts to arts funding meant years of students went without music education.
State Superintendent of Public Instruction Tony Thurmond recently joined fellow proponents of Proposition 28, passed by voters in 2022, to launch the Promise of Proposition 28 during a press conference to discuss how funding for the program to bring arts and music to California schools will be implemented.
With 10 days left in the school year, Oakland teachers are still on strike with no clear end in sight.