Pennsylvania PTA urges 87,000 members to support the arts
“The Pennsylvania Senate recently passed a state budget that eliminates all funding ($14 million) for the arts. It also eliminates the state arts council, the Pennsylvania Council on the Arts.
As members of the PTA you know how important the arts are to you students and their families. Some of your schools receive support from the PCA to help make the arts available to our school children. The PCA also supports the Pennsylvania Music Educators Association and the Pennsylvania Art Education Association, the organizations that support our music and art teachers.
The arts help our children discover abilities they might never know they had. Teachers learn about the special interests and capacities of students by observing our children as they work in the arts. All students benefit from exercising their imagination and creating works of art that demand thought, skill and perseverance. By working together on arts projects and productions the arts help students build teamwork and communication skills. And the arts bring joy to classrooms around the state. Remember the last time you attended a performance or exhibition by your child or grandchild? Do you remember the excitement and the sense of accomplishment?”
To read more visit http://www.papta.org/papta/cwp/view.asp?A=3&Q=276804
