Yes on California Proposition 28: Measure would boost arts, music education funding [Opinion]
While the district has worked to provide arts and music education to our students, funding is a clear limitation — it’s well known that education funding in California school districts pales in comparison to many other states. That means arts and music education often is cut. In fact, 88 percent of California schools fail to provide the arts and music educationStudies show arts education is linked to higher performance and success, and we’ve seen it in our own students.
This past New Year’s Day, the Mira Mesa High School band students marched in the Rose Parade. Many from the program had never traveled to Pasadena. Performing in front of hundreds of thousands of spectators while representing San Diego was an experience of a lifetime. There was a sense of meaningful pride as people cheered on students from the San Diego Unified School District.
These opportunities have transformed our students’ lives in ways we can’t measure. Our young San Diegans are motivated to be better, more engaged citizens through the arts and music. Unfortunately, we struggle each year to be able to provide these opportunities for our students.
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