The Center for Arts Education Calls for Preservation of Arts Spaces in Overcrowded Public Schools
The Center for Arts Education Calls for Preservation of Arts Spaces in Overcrowded Public Schools
October, 2, 2008 — At a rally on the steps of City Hall and at a City Council hearing on school overcrowding, The Center for Arts Education sounded the call for the preservation of disappearing arts spaces in New York City’s public schools. Citing a recent survey that found that 25% of New York City school principals reported losing their art, music, dance, drama, or foreign language spaces to general education classrooms during their tenure, CAE called on the Department of Education to maintain, expand and reclaim spaces dedicated to learning in and through the arts.
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Download the related report, “A Better Capital Plan” authored by The Task Force on Overcrowding, The United Federation of Teachers, Class Size Matters, and The Center for Arts Education.
