Why Arts and Music Must be Restored to the School Curriculum
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Over many decades, the school curriculum has been whittled down to focus on core academic subjects, often at the expense of arts and music education.
The shift has been most pronounced in schools serving low-income students and students of color.
In this pilot episode, education leader Pedro Noguera, Dean of the USC Rossier School of Education, makes the case for a robust arts and music curriculum. He talks to renowned actor John Lithgow and "Hamilton" star Daveed Diggs about the impact arts education had on them. He also discusses California's Proposition 28 with former Los Angeles Unified Superintendent Austin Beutner, the driving force behind it.
Veteran journalist and former EdSource Executive Director Louis Freedberg profiles ArtistYear, a Philadelphia-based nonprofit that places artists in schools for a year through the AmeriCorps program.
This episode of Sparking Equity, hosted by Pedro Noguera, was produced before the podcast was rebranded “Education on the Line.”
Featured Guests:
Austin Beutner, Author of Proposition 28.
David Diggs, Star of “Hamilton.”
John Lithgow, Renowned Actor
Staff and Students from Vaux Big Picture High School, Philadelphia.
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