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Music and arts teachers warn cuts and scheduling barriers are reducing student access to arts education
Summary
Band, choir and theater teachers told the Senate Education Committee May 28 that cuts to arts staffing and after-school scheduling inequities are limiting access for students and removing stabilizing school programs that support academic and social outcomes.
Music and theater educators testifying May 28 told the Senate Education Committee that cuts to arts staffing, schedule constraints and lost positions are reducing student access to arts education, especially in elementary schools.
"Band is a community of belonging and safety," said Jeffrey Johnson, band director at Poynter and Evergreen Middle Schools. Johnson told…
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