| February 18, 2009 State of Education: Winning over skeptics of arts education
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(NECN) - The Boston Foundation and NECN continue the series: State of Education: Making the grade in Massachusetts. Over the last year, we have been examining what is working and what isn't in public schools, from preschool to college.
In times of budget cutting, it is the arts that are often first to go. NECN's Chet Curtis and Paul Grogan, President and CEO of the Boston Foundation host the fifth installment in the series focusing on arts education.
Joining Chet and Paul for conversation are:
Steven Seidel, a lecturer on arts education at Harvard's University Graduate School of Education
Anthony Trecek-King, the artistic director of the Boston Children's Chorus
Linda Nathan, the principal of the Boston Arts Academy, a pilot school in the Boston Public School System
Donna Glick, director of education at the Huntington Theatre company
In this segment, the panel reacts to Peter Howe's story on the Boston Children's Chorus. Trecek-King discusses how he always sets the bar high for his student, and they are always able to meet it.
Also, what is going to take to get skeptics to acknowledge the benefits of arts in education.
State of Education: Arts Ed in Boston Schools
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