New York City Boost to School Arts Education Exposes 22,000 Children to the Arts

December 18th, 2015

New York City Schools’ $23 million plan to boost arts instruction has resulted in 22,000 children being exposed to the arts, the city announced today.  New York’s increased emphasis on arts has placed 2,568 teachers specialized in arts education across its 1,800 public schools.  “It really shows we really brought the arts back in a very serious way,”says Schools Chancellor Carmen Fariña.

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