Category: Proposition 28

Clovis Unified preschool program gets creative with state arts funding

Clovis Unified preschool program gets creative with state arts funding

On Sept. 30, 2025, a Clovis Unified preschooler buys groceries at the pretend farmers market in the district’s hands-on interactive […]

November 3, 2025

From poverty to doctorate: Veronica Alvarez’s journey in arts education

From poverty to doctorate: Veronica Alvarez’s journey in arts education

Veronica Alvarez, executive director of Los Angeles-based Create CA. Credit: Courtesy of Veronica Alvarez Veronica Alvarez was 4 when her […]

August 6, 2025

What you need to know about California’s Prop. 28 arts education initiative | Quick Guide

What you need to know about California’s Prop. 28 arts education initiative | Quick Guide

Preschool children learn to express themselves through painting. Credit: Courtesy of Daniel Mendoza Amid a national reckoning over learning loss […]

June 18, 2025

Why isn’t Los Angeles Unified settling this lawsuit on arts funding?

Why isn’t Los Angeles Unified settling this lawsuit on arts funding?

Credit: Allison Shelley for American Education My time on the high school football field was spent with a snare drum […]

May 1, 2025

Unions allege LAUSD is misusing arts education funds 

Unions allege LAUSD is misusing arts education funds 

High school junior Maya Shtangrud may have given up on her childhood dream of learning to play the violin — but […]

April 10, 2024

Expanding arts education requires accountability and team effort, panel says 

Expanding arts education requires accountability and team effort, panel says 

The rollout of Proposition 28, which gives $1 billion for arts education every year, has caused confusion among districts throughout […]

March 22, 2024

California must invest in professional learning for arts teachers

California must invest in professional learning for arts teachers

Maira Rodriguez, a teacher at Ferndale Elementary in Humboldt County, participates in professional learning. Credit: Joanna Galicha / the Humboldt […]

March 5, 2024