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Innovation. Creativity. Critical Thinking. (And, Yes, Fun.)

How you can support arts education at your school.

Innovation. Creativity. Critical thinking. 

These are the skills that all children need. But at too many schools arts education has been cut out of the curriculum.

Budget cuts have left many children without the instruction they need to acquire skills for the 21st century.

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What to do?

Register for the “Creative Ways to Connect with Your School Board” webinar. This will give you practical and unique ways to connect with your newly-elected school board members and promote arts education in your school district.

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This webinar, hosted by the California Alliance for Arts Education and California State PTA, will feature strategies from three arts education advocacy experts and include a question and answer session.

Join us Thursday, January 17, 2013 at 7 p.m. PST

Build support for arts education in your community! 

Register today.

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California State PTA believes the arts are essential for a creative, engaged, work-prepared and civic-minded student population. The arts are a critical link to learning success. That's why we are leading an effort to create a sustainable and ever-growing network of parents, family members and caring adults who will act at the local and state levels to promote and support access for all students to a complete education that includes the arts. Read More.

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