The Kennedy Center finds students who had the arts mixed into other subjects — a model favored by L.A. Unified — showed increased creativity and engagement.
Superintendent John Deasy recruited well-known arts educator Rory Pullens from Washington, D.C.'s Duke Ellington School of the Arts. He lays out his goals for KPCC.
The L.A. County High School for the Arts will start the year with an interim principal, following George Simpson's resignation. He'd led the school since 2008.
For some Los Angeles Unified students, the only arts instruction happens after school. Educators say it's better than nothing — but brings its own challenges.
Teaching artists are frequently used in public schools to infuse arts education with instruction from actual artists. But does the model hinder student learning?
A KPCC analysis of Los Angeles Unified's arts access found 87 percent of the district's elementary schools won't offer all four art forms as required by state law.
