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Wednesday, November 5, 2008
Obama has an Arts Policy
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
This really is history in the making. Instead of disdaining the arts as too elitist, or merely keeping the subject at arm’s length, the President-elect’s website actually has an arts position paper.
A few choice lines:
“The arts embody the American spirit of self-definition.”
“To remain competitive in the global economy, America needs to reinvigorate the kind of creativity and innovation that has made this country great. To do so, we must nourish our children’s creative skills. In addition to giving our children the science and math skills they need to compete in the new global context, we should also encourage the ability to think creatively that comes from a meaningful arts education.”
“Unfortunately, many school districts are cutting instructional time for art and music education. Barack Obama and Joe Biden believe that the arts should be a central part of effective teaching and learning….”
The policy calls for increased funding of the National Endowment for the Arts — one of the few tangible proposals — and says, “As president, Barack Obama will use the bully pulpit and the example he will set in the White House to promote the importance of arts and arts education in America.”
Click here to read the whole thing.
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