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Become informed about the importance of the arts in a complete curriculum so that you can be a champion for arts education.

Did you know? The California State Education Code states that the arts should be taught to every student. Section 51210 specifies that a required adopted course of study used by schools for grades 1-6 must include the visual and performing arts. Section 51220 specifies the same requirement for grades 7-12.

California State PTA and CCSESA Be a leader for Arts Education guide

Americans for the Arts

Art. Ask for More

California Alliance for Arts Education

California Arts Advocates

California Arts Council

California Visual and Performing Arts Content Standards and Framework

Forum on Arts Education

MENC: The National Association for Music Education

Music Advocacy Brochures

Music Education Advocate's Tool Kit

Support Music: A Public Service of the Music Coalition

Useful Quotes for Arts Education Advocates

Kick-Off the Community Arts Education Project in Your School (pdf)
The Community Arts Education Project is a unique strategy manual to support quality arts education in public schools.

Dr. Carol Channing and Harry Kullijian Foundation for the Arts
Award Winning performer Carol Channing was recently honored with the PTA Lifetime Achievement Award, the highest honor PTA can bestow, for her exceptional commitment and devotion to the education of our youth in the arts. The return to the teaching of the arts in the public schools in the State of California requires that the State and its citizens reevaluate, reexamine and rethink the benefits to be derived from a complete and adequate education that includes exposure to the arts as a part of the regular curriculum.

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