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. And he 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 which places artists in schools for a year through the AmeriCorps program.
Brought to you by the Advancing Education Success Initiative -- Coby McDonald, Producer; Louis Freedberg, Executive Producer
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. And he 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 which places artists in schools for a year through the AmeriCorps program.
Brought to you by the Advancing Education Success Initiative -- Coby McDonald, Producer; Louis Freedberg, Executive Producer