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Council Member Rita Joseph addresses funding and spending on arts education
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Council Member Rita Joseph discusses the critical issue of adequate funding and spending on arts education in NYC public schools. She highlights recent allocations and concerns about future funding.
- $41 million in federal stimulus funds were used for arts education programming in fiscal 2024.
- Despite this investment, 290 schools lacked certified art teachers in the 2023-2024 school year.
- There's a potential fiscal cliff in FY 2026 that could jeopardize art programming.
- The council is advocating for sustainable long-term investments in arts education.
Rita Joseph
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Adequate funding and spending on arts education is another critical issue.
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Despite New York City public schools utilizing $41,000,000 in federal stimulus funds for arts education programming in fiscal twenty twenty four, at f y twenty twenty six preliminary budget hearing last month, New York City public schools testified that in school year 2023, '20 '20 '4, '2 hundred and '90 schools lacked certified art teachers.
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How can New York City public schools justify such a substantial investment when so many schools remain without certified arts education?
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Although New York City public schools allocated 41,000,000 in city funds for education for arts education in f y twenty twenty five to replace expiring stimulus funds.
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This fund is not this funding is not yet baseline in f y twenty twenty six budget, creating a significant fiscal cliff that could jeopardize art programming.
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The council has called on the administration to fully restore this funding and we will continue to advocate for sustainable long term investments in arts education.