Congratulation and thank you! Nearly 1,000 letters have already been sent to US Secretary of Education Arne Duncan and local legislators in support of arts learning in our public schools.
If you haven't already done so, please read and sign the letter. It's easy and takes only a couple of minutes! Follow the link:
http://salsa.democracyinaction.org/o/1266/t/6125/campaign.jsp?campaign_KEY=26637 Now, more than ever, it's important that our policy makers receive this message, urging them to sustain and provide for arts education. Let's keep the ball rolling and help build the momentum! The more letters received, the louder the message will be heard. Please, invite your friends and colleagues who care deeply about the arts in public education to participate by forwarding this invitation.
Together we can make a difference.
Art IS Education!
Louise Music
Director, Alliance for Arts Learning Leadership
The work of Alameda County Office of Education's Alliance for Arts Learning Leadership is made possible through generous support from William and Flora Hewlett Foundation, Ford Foundation, U.S. Department of Education, San Francisco Foundation, Walter and Elise Haas Fund, California Arts Council, California County Superintendents Educational Services and California Department of Education.