Council members said the proposal aims to reverse reductions to arts programs at “many schools,” and would increase the per-student arts allocation from $80 to $100.
Make your contribution now and help Gothamist thrive in 2023.The City Council is calling on Mayor Eric Adams to increase funding for the arts at public schools — a push that aims to restore some programs and teacher positions that were trimmed following last year’sThe lawmakers earlier this month called for a $79.9 million funding boost for arts offerings at public schools. The extra money must be approved in the city’s annual budget, which is due by the end of June.
Joseph, who taught at PS 6 in Flatbush, Brooklyn before she joined the Council in 2022, said the funding boost could prevent more cuts to arts programs and allow some open teacher positions to be filled. Paul Trust, who had been a music teacher at PS 39 in Park Slope for more than a decade when he was informed by his principal last year his program was being cut, said it’s crucial that schools have enough money for arts programming.
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