Whether districts are ready or not, this February, nearly $1 billion will be dispersed across California’s classrooms and schools will need to figure out how to spend it on arts and music education.
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(BCN) — The first thing Guillermo Tejeda does when he visits a new school is hunt for the piano. At most schools, the teacher finds a dusty old instrument, out of tune, stashed away in a dark closet. The cobwebs tell him all he needs to know about how little arts education those students have […]
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Making music is a uniquely social experience that invites children to collaborate with their peers on projects that both require and reward focus and discipline, experts say, qualities that also fuel academic success.